Life is short. Let’s infuse it with magic.
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, BFI Flare, and Outfest, and their films are available to stream on CBC Gem’s Canadian Reflections and Short Docs platforms. 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.
In 2021, Cailleah received the Lindalee Tracey Award for their Master’s thesis film BETWEEN US (2020), set in their former home of Yamagata, Japan. The film received a Best Director Jury Award at Image+Nation, the Jury Prize at Roze Filmdagen and was a finalist for the Iris Prize, the world’s largest award for LGBTQ+ short films. Cailleah also received the Best Director Award at the WIFT Showcase for their magical realism short, OVERGROWN (2022).
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.