Join us on April 22nd in WCH 4.118 as we speak with Miriam Chandy Menacherry and learn more about her journey as a filmmaker. 

Some of Miriam's films are below.

• 2004 – Back to the Floor for BBC World (Director)
• 2005 – Stuntmen of Bollywood for National Geographic Channel (Director)
• 2005 – Mee Koli (Director)
• 2007 – Robot Jockey for National Geographic Channel (Director/Producer)
• 2008 – A Light Burns for Discovery Channel and Doordarshan (Director)
• 2011 – The Rat Race (Director/Producer)
• 2015 – Lyari Notes (Director/Producer)
• 2022- From the Shadows for Danish Television and KBS Korea
• 2022- The Leopard's Tribe for BBC

Moderated by: Lalitha Gopalan (Radio-Television-Film, UT Austin)

A small reception will begin at 3 PM with the talk officially starting at 3:30 PM. This event is free and open to the UT and general public.

About Speaker

www.miriamchandymenacherry.com

Miriam is a Fulbright scholar and a filmmaker dedicated to creating a brand of  documentaries that have won acclaim in India and internationally. She has been chosen as BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Breakthrough Talent from India. She is one of 18 fellows selected in the first cohort of the Global Media Makers Fellowship by Film Independent and US State Department of Education and Cultural Affairs. She is the recipient of the 70^th National Film Award for Best Direction for her documentary From the Shadows.

Her award-winning films are about everyday heroes, From the Shadows, The Leopard’s Tribe, Lyari Notes, The Rat Race, Robot Jockey, Stuntmen of Bollywood and a 7-part series Back to the Floor. Her films have streamed on Netflix, BBC, National Geographic Channel, Arte France and Al Jazeera.

She has done 2 years of research in India on the contribution of Women in Cinema and Collectivism supported by India Foundation for the Arts that has now been supported for further research by the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship. She is currently a visiting scholar at UT, Austin, Texas until July 2025.

Sponsored by: South Asia Institute (UT-Austin)