Ayana O'Shun

Born in Montreal Ayana OShun aka Tetchena Bellange holds a degree in Cinema from the Université de Montréal Her documentary Les Mains noires Procès de lesclave incendiaire 2010 was selected in over 40 national and international festivals Ayana continued her directing career with the short fiction Lazyboy and several short films including the NFB documentary Médecins sans résidence The film was the most viewed documentary on the NFB website for several weeks A few years ago Ayana was among the winners of La Table de lHistoire des Noirs de Montréal for her advances in the arts In addition Ayana is one of the creators selected across Canada for the Netflix Diversity of Voices program In 2022 her featurelength documentary Le Mythe de la femme noire denounces the stereotypes she herself has observed throughout her career The film is widely distributed and wins the Magnus Isaacson Prize at RIDM 2022 Ayana OShun is also an actress who has appeared in some forty productions in film television theater and advertising Whether behind or in front of the camera this artists aim is to create powerful stories that promote connection between people and peoples while breaking down barriers of gender or race