Reza Dahya
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Reza Dahya is a Canadian film director, whose full-length feature debut film Boxcutter premiered in 2024.[1]
Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Dahya began his career as host of O.T.A. Live on CFXJ-FM in the 2000s.[2] After leaving the station he was a producer of Keyz of Life, a posthumous tribute album to Canadian hip hop record producer Anthony "Durty Keyz" James.[3]
He later turned to filmmaking, directing a number of short films, and collaborating with several emerging directors on the 2019 anthology film Samanthology, before releasing Boxcutter in 2024.[4] The film premiered at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival,[5] and was subsequently screened at the 2024 Reelworld Film Festival, where Dahya won the award for Outstanding Direction in a Feature Film.[6]
