CFC CONVERSATIONS: ZAIBA BAIG

​CFC Conversations is a FREE Community series devoted to perspectives told by creatives in the screen industry. The series seeks to provide a platform to speak to issues and realities that are front and centre for underrepresented creators and speak openly about their experiences and how we can all impact positive change and inspiration for the creators of the now, and of the future.

​The event is structured as a 45-minute onstage conversation between the guest and host, followed by a 15-minute Q&A. The conversations will be recorded and posted to CFC’s YouTube page post-event.

​Zaiba Baig

​Baig is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans writing, acting, producing and creative facilitation. She was a co-creator, executive producer and lead actor in the Peabody Award-winning series Sort Of, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award for comedy writing and performance and a Gotham Award nomination for performance in a new series. Her published work includes the plays Acha Bacha, which was nominated for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize from the Writers’ Trust of Canada, Kainchee Lagaa, Jhooti and This Is Beyond, an anthology of monologues co-edited for queer and trans artists. Baig has also developed and facilitated creative programs for trans artists, BIPOC artists and trans youth. Most recently, Baig appears in Neverman, the 2026 feature directed by Rodrigo Barriuso, which premiered at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.

​Sarah-Tai Black (Moderator)

​Sarah-Tai Black is an arts curator, film programmer, and critic based in Toronto. They currently work as Manager, Programming at Regent Park Film Festival, program the semi-monthly screening series Black Gold at Toronto’s Paradise Theatre, and contribute film and arts criticism to The Globe and Mail, The Los Angeles Times and CBC Arts. They are a regular contributor to CBC’s Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud and are a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

​Doors are at 6:30pm