Cia studied visual art in Toronto and London. She began her career at the Nuit Blanche Festival, before founding and running her own DIY art gallery, Forgetus. After a turn as a personal assistant to a filmmaker, she crystallized her passion for art (and her control issues) into a career in film production. Over the years, Cia has produced many commercial and narrative projects, and has written and directed two short films, THE WAVES (2021) and THE PINK DAHLIA (2018), which have screened at international festivals. She now lives in Hamilton with her growing family and her dachshund, Monty, and spends her free time listening to records, playing softball, and making really good negronis.