so, you want to know more, hey?
I began my fascination with documenting how people, their clothes, and their stories move through space when I studied urban planning at the University of Toronto. One of the foundational principles of the discipline is that places have meaning because living things move through them, care for them, break them, make messes within them, innovate within them, make love within them, & make memories within them. Conversely, it is then true that our behaviour and moods, as living things, are affected by the places we interact with. This is a philosophy that I apply to all of the art that I create, particularly as a documentary filmmaker. My docs, thus far, have explored the communities and politics behind Toronto’s art scenes and how space inform these folks’ practice.
Regardless of medium, I am at my best when I am creating stories within lived environments. My favourite work comes from outside of the studio, where I can use light and composition to transform everyday spaces into new worlds where beauty can be whimsical, mundane, grotesque, humourous - oftentimes, it can be all these things at once.
I want to build a world for your brand, for your music, for your script, for your story, and capture its inherent humanness. After all, in a world where our digital lives hold more and more importance, our connection to our humanity and to each other is what makes us special.
I am a published Toronto-based photographer, filmmaker, and writer who has been creating art for over 5 years. I have shot material for a slate of up-and-coming artists including The Gongshow, the Victoria Environmental Fashion Show, Mei Amina, Life Sized, Dandy, Ali!, and Class Favourite Magazine. I am currently working on a documentary with The Gongshow, a garage-domiciled creative collective where community and good tunes intersect. The film is slated to debut later this year.
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Photography:
Galleries & Publications:
2026 Docu Magazine Special Edition Featured Artist
Third Space Magazine 2025 Edition
Filmmaking:
Director, Producer, DP, Editor’s Assistant. “Can Street Art Survive Modern Capitalism?” dir. Angelina Zahajko (2025). oliSUNvia.
Director, DP, Writer. A Baggy Jeans Audit. dir. Angelina Zahajko (2024). University of Toronto, Urban Studies Program.
Director, Co-Writer. Kobade, dir. Zhiyi Xu and Angelina Zahajko (2023). University of Toronto, Urban Studies Program.
Other On-Set Experience:
Camera PA. Varenne Brand Shoot, dir. Kristen Lambie (2026). Colrize Productions.
2nd AC. Sequelity, dir. Kinah Lambie (2025) . Coworker Productions.
Producer & 1st AD. Komole (Ashley “The Artist”) Music Video Shoot, dir. Vince de Vera (2024).
PA and Actor. Good and Gone, dir. Sam Guevara (2023). Workman Arts.
2026 director/dp reel [coming soon...]
Education:
HBA University of Toronto
Urban Studies, Political Science, Human Geography
President’s Scholar of Excellence
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