Nishtha Jain (born 21 June 1965) is an Indianfilm director and producer best known for her documentaries like Gulabi Gang (2012), Lakshmi and Me (2007) and City of Photos (2004). Her films interrogate lived experience at the intersection of gender, caste and class. They explore the political in the personal and uncover the mechanisms of privilege.[1] In addition to documentary film, she's been working across various platforms including narrative (Saboot/Proof [2019]) and virtual reality (Submerged[2016]).
Jain has served as a juror at IDFA, ZFF, Cinéma Vérité and IDSFFK. She’s given lectures and master classes at numerous universities internationally, including Stanford, NYU, Wellesley College, UCSB, Northwestern University, UT Austin, Cambridge University, University of London, St. Andrews University, Heidelberg, Danish Film School, FTII Pune, India, Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute.
Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.[3] She’s a Chicken & Egg Award winner (2020); Member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences (AMPAS); Film Independent Global Media Maker Fellow (2019-20); and recipient of Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship (2019).[4]
Filmography
City of Photos (60 min. 2004)
Call it Slut (14 min. 2005)
6 Yards to Democracy (66 min. 2007) directed by Nishtha Jain, Co-Director Smriti Nevatia
Lakshmi and Me (59 min. 2007)
At My Doorstep (70 min. 2009)
Family Album (60 min. 2010)
Gulabi Gang (96 min. 2012)
Submerged (8 min. V.R. 2016)
Saboot/Proof (21 min. 2019) directed by Nishtha Jain and Deepti Gupta
The Golden thread (91 min. 2022)
References
^Matzner, Deborah (1 January 2012). "Domestic Concerns, Transnational Fields: Two Recent Documentary Films from Mumbai and an "Interstitial Mode of Production"". BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies. 3 (1): 35–51. doi:10.1177/097492761100300104. ISSN 0974-9276. S2CID 144499019.
^"3 Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Invited to Be Members by the Academy". The Quint. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^. Norwegian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^"ABOUT". Nishtha Jain. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
nishtha, jain, born, june, 1965, indian, film, director, producer, best, known, documentaries, like, gulabi, gang, 2012, lakshmi, 2007, city, photos, 2004, films, interrogate, lived, experience, intersection, gender, caste, class, they, explore, political, per. Nishtha Jain born 21 June 1965 is an Indian film director and producer best known for her documentaries like Gulabi Gang 2012 Lakshmi and Me 2007 and City of Photos 2004 Her films interrogate lived experience at the intersection of gender caste and class They explore the political in the personal and uncover the mechanisms of privilege 1 In addition to documentary film she s been working across various platforms including narrative Saboot Proof 2019 and virtual reality Submerged 2016 Her training began at A J K Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 2 She then worked as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines Newstrack and Eyewitness After this she studied at Film and Television Institute of India specializing in film direction Jain has served as a juror at IDFA ZFF Cinema Verite and IDSFFK She s given lectures and master classes at numerous universities internationally including Stanford NYU Wellesley College UCSB Northwestern University UT Austin Cambridge University University of London St Andrews University Heidelberg Danish Film School FTII Pune India Satyajit Ray Film amp TV Institute Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad 3 She s a Chicken amp Egg Award winner 2020 Member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences AMPAS Film Independent Global Media Maker Fellow 2019 20 and recipient of Fulbright Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship 2019 4 Filmography EditCity of Photos 60 min 2004 Call it Slut 14 min 2005 6 Yards to Democracy 66 min 2007 directed by Nishtha Jain Co Director Smriti Nevatia Lakshmi and Me 59 min 2007 At My Doorstep 70 min 2009 Family Album 60 min 2010 Gulabi Gang 96 min 2012 Submerged 8 min V R 2016 Saboot Proof 21 min 2019 directed by Nishtha Jain and Deepti Gupta The Golden thread 91 min 2022 References Edit Matzner Deborah 1 January 2012 Domestic Concerns Transnational Fields Two Recent Documentary Films from Mumbai and an Interstitial Mode of Production BioScope South Asian Screen Studies 3 1 35 51 doi 10 1177 097492761100300104 ISSN 0974 9276 S2CID 144499019 3 Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Invited to Be Members by the Academy The Quint 5 July 2020 Retrieved 7 March 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Norwegian Film Database Norwegian Film Institute Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2013 ABOUT Nishtha Jain Retrieved 20 October 2020 External links EditNishtha Jain at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nishtha Jain amp oldid 1122280963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
