Know Her Name

Know Her Name delves into the legacy of filmmakers and uncovers the mystery of why women, especially women from underrepresented communities like Zora Neale Hurston and Esther Eng, have been forgotten in discussions of film, erased through HISTORICAL AMNESIA – and, how to make sure this doesn’t continue to happen to contemporary filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, now and in the future.

Know Her Name explores how film history is documented and the inequities that exist within this process.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ngardy Conteh George and Munire Armstrong

DIRECTED BY: Zainab Muse

PRODUCED BY: Heidi Lasi and Zainab Muse

WRITTEN BY: Heidi Lasi and Zainab Muse

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Morgana MacKenzie

Watch it on SUPER CHANNEL and HOLLYWOOD SUITE (2025)

With support from Super Channel, Hollywood Suite, Inside Out Film Festival, and the Canada Media Fund.

For more information, contact Pelee Entertainment.

HEIDI LASI, producer

An award-winning writer and producer, Heidi is excited about bringing the names of pioneering and contemporaray filmmakers, and their contributions, to life so future generations will know their names.

She believes in the important contributions to culture made through filmmaking and loved every second of research and interviewing that lead to creating Know Her Name.

Zainab Muse, director / producer

Zainab Muse is an award-winning creative entrepreneur, filmmaker, author and educator. She is a leader in advocating for women’s entrepreneurship, creative entrepreneurship, and the intersectionalities between art, science, technology & society, as well as amplifying the narratives of unheard voices and underserved people.