Shaista Roshan is an Indo-Arab filmmaker raised in the UAE, she finds beauty in hybrids and the unique perspective it allows.  She believes it to be her lowkey superpower!

Founder of Shifting Sands, she works as an independent Creative producer with internationally renowned award-winning directors and writers.

Her recent producing credits include Karupy (TIFF 2025), Queen Mother (VQFF 2025), Goodnight Grace (CHFF 2023), and Beyond the Wheel (FCFF 2022). With over a decade of experience producing across MENA, South Asia, and the US, she has collaborated with leading showrunners on 'The Greatest' (Amazon), 'Tokyo Vice' (HBO Max), and 'Brilliant Minds' (NBC) and worked extensively on international productions such as Sabah Al Dar, Dirhami, and The Doctors. A 2024 alumna of the CFC Producers’ Lab, she was also selected for 2024 TIFF’s Big Pitch and the Creators of Color Incubator (2024).

Through her love for storytelling and its potential to inspire change, her slate is reflective of her nomadic production experiences around the globe and aims to champion hy-stories that hone a hybrid quality that translates across varied cultures and its peoples.