Cailleah Scott-Grimes is a Toronto-based writer-director whose work brings an intimate lens to stories of transformation and resilience in the face of change. Their work has screened at 70+ international festivals, including Hot Docs, Outfest, NewFest and BFI Flare. Cailleah is the founder of Cornsilk Productions Inc. and is a Creative Director at JbyJ Production, which specializes in legacy films that preserve family histories.

Cailleah’s Japan-set queer-trans film BETWEEN US received the Pride Shorts Jury Prize from Short of the Week, the Lindalee Tracey Award, and the Short Film Jury Prize at Roze Filmdagen. It was also a finalist for the Iris Prize. Cailleah received the Best Director Award at the WIFT Showcase for their magical realism short, OVERGROWN, now streaming on CBC.

In 2025, Cailleah was selected as a fellow in the Spindle Films Foundation Producer’s Lab for trans and nonbinary filmmakers. Cailleah is currently developing their first feature, THE VOICE OF CALLING, through Stowe Story Labs and Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC).

When not shooting, you can find Cailleah dead-lifting at the gym, jamming with their vocal group, Beatsync, or curled up with their manga.

Cailleah gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.
Photo Credit: Jay Kemp.