Manny Mahal
Directing
Known For

A star rookie police officer must grapple with the limits of the justice system as she fights to exonerate her politician father and serve her diverse hometown of Surrey.
Allegiance
Hilarity ensues as patriarchal South Asian uncles clash with freedom-fighting aunties in this heartwarming comedy about a large, boisterous family forced to live together.
Our Big Punjabi Family

An Indigenous teenage boy fights through distorting realities as a family secret unravels.
Portraits from a Fire

A woman gets lost in the woods.
Forest Movie

An anxiety-free day. Trees, flowers, bridges, the ocean, and people reading (the same book).
Best Friends Read the Same Books
A man comes home to find a mysterious box on his living room floor.
USB
A man battling his toughest opponent: his own failures.
The Lift

Last autumn, a baby was born.
My Heart Is Walking Around Outside of My Body

A teenager exacts his revenge on the bully responsible for making his life a living hell.
Room 303
A filmmaker sits down at his computer and gets to work.
A Winter Morning
A first generation Canadian recreates stories from his Indian father’s life to try to bridge the cultural gap between them in the aftermath of a family tragedy.
For My Father

A short film depicting my mother's walk from our home to the local grocery store.