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Sushmit Ghosh
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Director & Producer

Sushmit Ghosh (he/him) is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, cinematographer, and co-founder of Black Ticket Films, a production company invested in the power of storytelling. An IDA Courage Under Fire Honoree, Sushmit's films are recognised for their rigor of immersive, emotionally powerful storytelling. His feature documentary Writing With Fire (2021) is India's first feature documentary to be nominated for an Oscar. A festival favorite, it screened at over 200 festivals, won 40 awards, and earned Grierson, IDA, and PGA nominations. Sushmit is also a mentor for labs and fellowships that focus on storytellers from underrepresented communities who are providing new cinematic narratives in their own artistic voices. Sushmit’s award-winning shorts include Bullets and Butterflies (2007), Dilli (2010), and Timbaktu (2012).

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Alexa Bakony at the Berlinale Talents 2020.
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Jane M. Wagner
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Rintu Thomas
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Francesca Trianni, filmmaker and investigative journalist
Francesca Trianni
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Rand Beiruty
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Delphine Maury, Coproducer of Dream of Grape Gardens
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Elizabeth Lo
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Ali Grant
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Cristina Motta, filmmaker, producer and academic.
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Laura Martínez Duque, filmmaker and journalist.
Laura Martínez Duque
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Anushka Meenakshi
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Hazel Gurland-Pooler
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Tania El Khoury
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Sonia Ben Slama
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Minji Ma
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Rachell Shapiro
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Anu Silfverberg
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