About

Amar is an award-winning filmmaker known for his arresting visuals and empowering brand of storytelling. His debut feature, The Secret Trial 5 (‘14), established him as a daring new voice in Canadian cinema. It premiered at Hot Docs, where Amar received the jury recognition for Emerging Filmmaker. The film would later be named one of the Top Ten Docs of the Decade by Realscreen. He is a recipient of the Vanguard Award from the Documentary Organization of Canada.

Amar has also produced and directed several award-winning television series including the acclaimed CBC Arts program In The Making, and award-winning comedy series Next Stop which (CBC Gem). He is currently in production on his latest project Shook, which is his scripted feature debut in partnership with acclaimed producer Karen Harnisch and her company Film Forge.

Amar is also runs Scarborough Pictures, a Toronto based production company created to support racialized artists in telling their stories.