A graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim Film School, Aziz Zoromba is an Egyptian-Canadian director and producer. His work, both documentary and fiction, explores the themes of cultural identity, assimilation and intergenerational trauma. He is the recipient of a 2019 Sundance Ignite Mentorship and Fellowship from the Sundance Institute. Faraway (2020), his first short documentary, was screened in over 30 film festivals around the world (Slamdance, Camerimage, RIDM). Aziz also co-produced the short documentary No Crying at the Dinner Table (Carol Nguyen, 2019), winner of over 25 awards and selected by over 80 festivals including TIFF, SXSW and IDFA. Her first short fiction film Simo (2022), won Best Canadian Short at TIFF, had its international premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and its European premiere at the 73rd Berlinale Generation. Simo also received Denis Villeneuve's prestigious Coup de Coeur award at the 19th Prends Ça Court! gala.