My Productions
BAM BAM: THE STORY OF SISTER NANCY (2024)
Produced by OYA Media Group
Director: Alison Duke
Producers: Alison Duke & Ngardy Conteh George
Production Manager: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
This feature documentary explores the wild ride behind how the hit song “Bam Bam” became the most sampled reggae vocal of all time. From Nancy’s unprecedented entry into the male-dominated 80’s Dancehall scene in Kingston, Jamaica, to her courageous fight to control her music after being sampled by a plethora of artists (including Kayne, Jay-Z, Her, etc.), and being featured in prime time movies and commercials. Sister Nancy’s story is not only one of resilience, but also one of celebration.
ERASE & REWIND (2024)
Writer/Director: Lauren Grant
Producer: Ashleigh Rains
Associate Producer: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
After she's assaulted, Louisa realizes she can rewind time. But will rewinding erase her memories?
SMALL RAIN DOWN (2024)
Produced by Original Fool Productions
Director: Jessica Hinkson
Producers: Naiyelli Romero Agüero & Joshua Hinkson
After escaping his hometown years ago, Danny Rush is forced to face the closure he didn't know he needed.
UNCOMFY (2024)
Produced by WYR Productions & Hello, Darling Pictures
Director: Jessica Hinkson
Producers: Naiyelli Romero Agüero & Jenna Harder
A woman in a comfortable heteronormative relationship she reaches out to an escort to explore her queer side in a quest to answer the age-old question, "Am I missing out on something?"
A MOTHER APART (2024)
Produced by OYA Media Group & National Film Board of Canada
Director: Laurie Townshend
Producers: Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George & Justine Pimlott
Production Coordinator: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
A feature documentary that follows Staceyann Chin, Brooklyn’s most outspoken poet-activist and reluctant poster-mom for radical Black parenting as she raises her daughter Zuri, while investigating the past of her own mother who abandoned her as an infant.
WHAT’S IN A NAME? (2023)
Produced by OYA Media Group
Producers: Alison Duke & Ngardy Conteh George
Director: Nadine Valcin
Production Manager: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
What’s In A Name? examines the history behind the names of some streets and public spaces in the city (and province) and the opposing perspectives that provoked lively debates on how to address it.
BLACK COMMUNITY MIXTAPES (2023)
Produced by OYA Media Group
Director: Alison Duke & Ngardy Conteh George
Producers: Alison Duke & Ngardy Conteh George
Production Coordinator: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
This documentary series follows our host, KhaRå Martin, on her quest to rediscover Canadian Black History. KhaRå embarks on a journey that follows Black Canadian archivists as they try to give new life to their treasured archives, all while uncovering Canada’s never before seen Black history.
SARA (2023)
Produced by C'Mon Mort Productions & Hello, Darling Pictures'
Director: Jessica Hinkson
Producers: Naiyelli Romero Agüero & Ashleigh Rains
A woman finds the strength to confront her greatest fear by relying on the comfort of strangers
BLOOM ROOM (2023)
Produced by OYA Media Group
Director: Various
EPs: Alison Duke & Ngardy Conteh George
Production Coordinator: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
A group of twenty-somethings investigate the difficulties of Black mental health and the ties of chosen family in an online plant care community as a global pandemic is underway.
HERITAGE MINUTE: CHLOE COOLEY (2022)
Produced by OYA Media Group
Director: Alison Duke
Producers: Ngardy Conteh George & Alison Duke
Production Coordinator: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
This Heritage Minute follows Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman in Upper Canada in 1793. Her acts of resistance in the face of violence led to Canada’s first legislation limiting slavery.
Things We Feel But Do Not Say (2021)
Writer/Director: Lauren Grant
Producer: Ashleigh Rains
Associate Producer: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
After miscarrying for the second time, Genevieve struggles with disappointment, grief, and her well-intentioned husband.
When Love Came to Kill Us (2020)
Writer/Director: Alicia K. Harris
Producer: Sarah Quan
Associate Producer: Mauricio Diaz, Naiyelli Romero Agüero
A musical film inspired by JESSIE REYEZ album BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US. Two lovers on the run try to escape an inevitable fate.
Fish Out of Water (2019)
Writer/Director: Alyssa Asaro
Producer: Stephanie de Bem
1st AD: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
A short fiction film about a non-verbal boy with Cerebral Palsy who meets an alien that helps him cope with his anxieties surrounding change.
Walter’s Way (2018)
Writer/Director: Tom Gigliotti
Producer: Leandro Amorim-Downie
Producer Manager: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
A reverse-coming-of-age short drama that explores themes of independence, identity and control through Walter Clark, a 78 year old on a quest to renew his driver's license.
A Little Different (2018)
Writer/Director: Kayla Resendes
Producer: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
A 1970s slice-of-life short film that follows a young boy and his mother as they work through the challenges they face as Portuguese-Canadians.
Queen of the Bums (2018)
Writer/Director: Valentina Laudari
Producer: Julia Carrillo, Naiyelli Romero Agüero
A short film following a homeless woman trying to save enough money to buy a coat before winter arrives
Let’s Meet for Coffee (2017)
Writer/Director: Naiyelli Romero Agüero
Producer: Dominik Haake
A short documentary about the importance of community and human connection.
Meadowvale Neighbours’ Cafe is a local neighbourhood cafe providing pay-what-you-can meals and community.