Frida Banks
Project Title: East is West
Frida Banks is a storyteller who happens to act, write, & talk shxt. When she’s not on set acting or interviewing fascinating guests, Frida writes & creates television shows that the world has never before seen. Her commitment to arts education has enabled her to work with many brilliant students from Toronto’s Malvern & Jan-Finch to displaced communities in Medellin, Colombia, as well as Indigenous resistance movements in South India. As a journalist, Frida has been featured on VICE, the Canadian Broadcasting Company, as well as contributed to publications such as Elle magazine & Canadian Living. Frida thrives at the intersection of art and politics, her social justice initiatives have been recognized by the United Nations, the Art Gallery of Ontario, as well as the University of California, Berkeley.
Frida Banks is a storyteller who happens to act, write, & talk shxt. When she’s not on set acting or interviewing fascinating guests, Frida writes & creates television shows that the world has never before seen. Her commitment to arts education has enabled her to work with many brilliant students from Toronto’s Malvern & Jan-Finch to displaced communities in Medellin, Colombia, as well as Indigenous resistance movements in South India. As a journalist, Frida has been featured on VICE, the Canadian Broadcasting Company, as well as contributed to publications such as Elle magazine & Canadian Living. Frida thrives at the intersection of art and politics, her social justice initiatives have been recognized by the United Nations, the Art Gallery of Ontario, as well as the University of California, Berkeley.