FILM

APOY (2023)

APOY (2023) is Nushi Sharma’s debut short film. This thriller was written and directed by Nushi during her third year in undergraduate school at the University of British Columbia. It premiered at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival in November 2023, where Sherrylyn Vivero won best outstanding actor in a Canadian short. It continues to make its festival runs in 2024.

Photography by Hana Huggins, Max Dahl-Sam and Stella Merkel

CAST & CREW

Starring

HAVEN VIVERO as YOUNG GIAN

ANTHONY CURTIS as TEENAGE GIAN

MELVIN VOON as ADULT GIAN

SHERRYLYN VIVERO as JANINE

CAMILLE POSADAS as ARLENE

Crew

Writer & Director: NUSHI SHARMA

Producer: JULZ LABRASH

Director of Photography: TRISTAN RAMOS

Editor: ZIYAO BAI

1st AD: NGAIRE LYDEN ELLERAY

Script Supervisor: JONAH SCOTT BOSCH

Translator: VIKTOR ATIENCA

Production Designer: TAYLOR WEN

Art Director: CAROLINA MARTINEZ

Art Assistants: JACK MOSHER, DAVID SIU, WIN HE, KEESAY WANG, ALEXANDRA SIROLA

Gaffer: MAC PETIT

Key Grip: TYLER PATERSON

Grip / LX: JULIETTE LEACH, MANAN CHOUDHRY, HANA HUGGINS

1st AC: GABRIEL SANCHEZ

2nd AC: ZIYAO BAI

DIT: WIN HE

Sound Mixer / Designer: CHRIS BERRY

Boom Op: FRANCIS ROGERS

Stills: MAX DAHL-SAM, STELLA MERKEL, HANA HUGGINS

Makeup Artist: MADELINE TEMOIN

Wardrobe: STELLA MERKEL

Crafty: BEN MOULAND

Colorist: TRISTAN RAMOS

VFX Artist: CHANTELLE PERICH

INAY (MAMA)

DIGITAL MEDIA PROJECT LEAD

Currently, Nushi Sharma is closely working with director and producer Thea Loo on the Filipino documentary Inay (Mama). The documentary is about immigration, family separation and migration labour.

Nushi is leading the creation of an interactive and promotional website for the film’s release. In 2023, she focused on conducting interviews with 7 Filipino OFWs (Overseas Foreign Workers) and their families. Nushi lead the creation of an interactive map that allows users to listen to these stories. This project aimed to bridge the silences between the first and second generations of the Filipino community.