Brishkay Ahmed is an Afghan Canadian documentary filmmaker based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Charlie Smith, "VIFF 2025: Brishkay Ahmed breaks through binary representation of Afghan women with honest conversations In the Room". Pancouver, October 10, 2025. She is most noted for her films In the Rumbling Belly of MotherlandBreanne Doyle, "DOXA 2021 review: In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland tells a journalism story that is as empowering as it is inspiring". The Georgia Straight, May 13, 2021. and In the Room.V. S. Wells, "Review: Vancouver director Brishkay Ahmed's In The Room gets heavy". The Georgia Straight, October 2, 2025.
She began her career in 2010 with the documentary film Reclaiming Rights, and followed up in 2012 with The Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan.Eva Sajoo, "Beyond the Burqa: Vancouver filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed speaks about Afghan women, media and social change". Vancouver Observer, July 21, 2012.
Filmography Reclaiming Rights - 2010 The Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan - 2012 Unveiled: The Kohistan Video Scandal - 2016 Aryana Resurrected - 2018 In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland - 2021 Fatima in Kabul - 2021 Boutique - 2025 In the Room - 2025 Have You Heard Judi Singh? - 2025, producer
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Reelworld Film Festival 2021 Outstanding Feature Film In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland Ahmed Dirie, "WIDC selects spring/summer 2023 CAM participants". Playback, March 8, 2023. Outstanding Feature Film Producer Directors Guild of Canada DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film Kelly Townsend, "All My Puny Sorrows leads film nominees for 2021 DGC Awards". Playback, September 24, 2021. Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Web Program or Series, Nonfiction Fatima in Kabul Vancouver International Film Festival 2025 Audience Choice Award, Showcase In the Room Andrew Tracy, "Three Canadian films claim audience awards at VIFF". Playback, September 20, 2025.
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