Shuchi Talati is an Indian film director. She won the Audience Award for Dramatic World Cinema at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival for her film Girls will be Girls.[1][2]
Shuchi Talati | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Girls will be Girls (2024) |
| Website | shuchitalati |
She studied at the American Film Institute, and served as Creative Head for Indusgeeks.[3][4]
Early life edit
Talati is a graduate of the American Film Institute and is based in New York City.[5]
Career edit
Talati's short film, Mae & Ash (2012), was inspired from her personal experience in Bombay, where her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend stayed with him for a week, leading to feelings of insecurity.[3] She translated her experience into the story of Mae & Ash.[3]
Talati produced the short Execution (2020), which won a special jury mention at the New Orleans Film Festival,[6] and Honolulu (2023) by Maya Tanaka,[7] and was the story producer for the documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023).[8][better source needed]
Apart from her narrative work, Talati has contributed to Netflix's We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (2021) and HBO's Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas (2018), where her episode earned a GLAAD award nomination for its exploration of racist policing.[4]
She directed the short A Period Piece (2021), which premiered at SXSW 2020,[9] and wrote and directed the film Girls will be Girls (2024), which received generally positive reviews.[10] Girls will be Girls won an Audience Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival,[11][12][5][13][14] and its lead actor Preeti Panigrahi won a Special Jury Award for Acting for her performance.[15]
Selected filmography edit
- Girls Will Be Girls (2024 film)
- A Period Piece (2020) - premiered at SXSW 2020
- Mae and Ash (2012)[3]
Awards and recognition edit
- Bridges-Larson Production award[3]
- Girls Will Be Girls (2024 film) - World Cinema Dramatic (Audience), 2024 Sundance Film Festival[16]
References edit
- ^ Kumar, Arun (2024-01-29). "Shuchi Talati's "Girls Will Be Girls" wins two Sundance awards - The American Bazaar". Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival: Ali Fazal-Richa Chadha's debut production 'Girls Will Be Girls' wins two awards, actor reacts". Firstpost. 2024-01-28. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Shuchi Talati". Platform. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (2024-01-17). "Independent Artist Group Signs Shuchi Talati, Director Of Sundance-Bound 'Girls Will Be Girls'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b Ganesan, Ranjita (2024-01-26). "Why Indo-French movie 'Girls Will Be Girls' was shot by a mostly female crew". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "NOFF2021 Awards and Jurors". New Orleans Film Society. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "TRIBECA AND CHANEL ANNOUNCE RECIPIENT OF 2021 PRODUCTION FUNDS FROM 7TH ANNUAL THROUGH HER LENS: THE TRIBECA CHANEL WOMEN'S FILMMAKER PROGRAM". Tribeca. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Blueprint Screenwriting Group—About Shuchi Talati". blueprintscreenwritinggroup.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "SXSW Film Festival Announces 2020 MIDNIGHTERS, FESTIVAL FAVORITES, SHORTS, EPISODIC PILOTS, Virtual cinema and art program projects" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Talati, Shuchi (2024-01-20), Girls Will Be Girls (Drama, Romance), Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, Kesav Binoy Kiron, Blink Digital, Cinema Inutile, Crawling Angel Films, archived from the original on 2023-12-07, retrieved 2024-02-20
- ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (2024-01-26). "'Girls Will Be Girls' Review: A Distinctive Drama About Fraught Mother-Daughter Relationships". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Adlakha, Siddhant (2024-01-21). "'Girls Will Be Girls' Review: Coming of Age in an Indian Boarding School". Variety. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Staff, Filmmaker (2024-01-20). ""An Unusually High Concentration of Boarding Schools" | Shuchi Talati, Girls Will Be Girls - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Writer, Staff (2024-01-22). "Suchi Talati's Coming-of-age Feature Film 'Girls Will Be Girls' Premiers at Sundance". American Kahani. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "SRFTI student bags spl jury award at Sundance". The Times of India. 2024-02-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Desai, Rahul (2024-01-29). "Sundance 2024: 'Girls Will Be Girls' is a Sublime Story of Discovery and Reckoning". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.