Shashwati Talukdar
Shashwati Talukdar, is an India-born, academic-filmmaker based in New York City,[1] with more than twelve films and videos to her name,[2][3] and who has become well-known on the international film-making stage, particularly for her documentaries on cultural identity and representation.[3]
Her work has appeared at the Margaret Mead Film Festival, Mediopolis-Berlin, the Whitney Biennial, Kiasma Museum of Art in Helsinki and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia [1] and has gained the support of Jerome Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.[1] In 2002, Talukdar received the James T. Yee Mentorship Award from the Center for Asian American Media, and, then, in 2003, she received the Project Involve Fellowship from IFP/New York.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Talukdar was born in Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.[3] She attended Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University,[2] and Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, where she obtained a graduate degee in Mass Communication.[3] She also attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a Masters of Fine Arts in film and media arts.[3] Since then, she has taught at NYU, Arcadia University and Temple University.[4]
[edit] Career
She began her career in 1999 as an assistant editor for BBC’s television show, Michael Moore Live.[3] Since then, she has worked on other projects for BBC as well as for HBO, Lifetime, Sundance and Cablevision.[2] She runs the production company “Four Nine and Half Pictures,” named because Talukdar herself is less than five feet tall.[3] Additionally, she maintains Shashwati’s Blog, which she uses to communicate with fans and other bloggers about various topics,[3] including films, culture and social justice issues.[5]
[edit] Filmography
- Any Number You Want
- Eunuch Alley
- Geometry Lover
- Mahasweta Devi
- My Life as a Poster [6]
- RetroAction
- Unable to(Re)member Roop Kanwar
- Rumination and Advice from Dr. Abbey
- Snake-Byte
- Tahini and Tears
- Hooch and Hamlet in Chharanagar
- Bollywood Terror
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Talukdar, Shashwati. “Shashwati Talukdar Bio.” Shashwati Talukdar. 21 April 2008. <http://films.shashwati.com/shashwati-talukdar/>.
- ^ a b c Talukdar, Shashwati. “Shashwati Talukdar.” LinkedIn. 21 April 2008. <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/348/6B4>.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Phadnis, Rohina. “Shashwati Talukdar: Championing Social Justice through Film.” ABCD Lady. 21 April 2008. < http://www.abcdlady.com/2005-12/art2.php>.
- ^ “Documentary Filmmaker: Shashwati Talukdar.” Documentary Educational Resources. 21 April 2008. <http://www.der.org/films/filmmakers/shashwati-talukdar.html>.
- ^ Talukdar, Shashwati. Shashwati’s Blog. 21 April 2008. <http://blog.shashwati.com>.
- ^ Shashwati Talukdar New York Times.
