Rolla Tahir

Rolla Tahir is an independent filmmaker and director of photography based in Toronto. Originally from Sudan, grew up in Egypt, Rolla studied Cinema at the University of Toronto in Canada. She's lensed short, narrative and experimental films, which screened across Canada and internationally, including the UK, Germany, the United States and Guatemala. Obsessed with the durability, longevity and spontaneity of the analog film medium, Rolla has worked as a cinematographer, with Super 8, 16mm and 35mm to explore the analog process and its possibilities. Rolla's first short film Sira was selected to screen at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival. Rolla is currently (2023) in pre-production of her first feature film - Jude and the Jinn.