Bio:

Agam Darshi is an international award-winning actress and filmmaker. Prior to wrapping her role as Mia Franklin on Emmy-winner Ava Duvernay’s HBO Max pilot DMZ this year, Darshi worked on Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta’s film FUNNY BOY, for which she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, and recently won a Leo Award for her role. Over the past two decades, Darshi has worked alongside actors such as Carrie Ann Moss from the Matrix, Jessica Alba and Micheal B. Jordan from Creed. Darshi recently wrapped her directorial debut of her feature film, DONKEYHEAD. The film, also written by Agam, was Executive Produced by Deepa Mehta. Darshi co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival. The festival focuses on ‘bridging the gap’ between South Asian talent and mainstream audiences, by breaking stereotypes and expanding North American views on South Asian culture.