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 (age 39–40) |
| 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
editTalati is a graduate of the American Film Institute and is based in New York City.[5]
Career
editTalati'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][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)
- 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 (29 January 2024). "Shuchi Talati's "Girls Will Be Girls" wins two Sundance awards - The American Bazaar". Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival: Ali Fazal-Richa Chadha's debut production 'Girls Will Be Girls' wins two awards, actor reacts". Firstpost. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Shuchi Talati". Platform. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (17 January 2024). "Independent Artist Group Signs Shuchi Talati, Director Of Sundance-Bound 'Girls Will Be Girls'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Ganesan, Ranjita (26 January 2024). "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 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "NOFF2021 Awards and Jurors". New Orleans Film Society. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "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 8 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Blueprint Screenwriting Group—About Shuchi Talati". blueprintscreenwritinggroup.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "SXSW Film Festival Announces 2020 MIDNIGHTERS, FESTIVAL FAVORITES, SHORTS, EPISODIC PILOTS, Virtual cinema and art program projects" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Talati, Shuchi (20 January 2024), 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 7 December 2023, retrieved 20 February 2024
- ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (26 January 2024). "'Girls Will Be Girls' Review: A Distinctive Drama About Fraught Mother-Daughter Relationships". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Adlakha, Siddhant (21 January 2024). "'Girls Will Be Girls' Review: Coming of Age in an Indian Boarding School". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Staff, Filmmaker (20 January 2024). ""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 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff (22 January 2024). "Suchi Talati's Coming-of-age Feature Film 'Girls Will Be Girls' Premiers at Sundance". American Kahani. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "SRFTI student bags spl jury award at Sundance". The Times of India. 2 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Desai, Rahul (29 January 2024). "Sundance 2024: 'Girls Will Be Girls' is a Sublime Story of Discovery and Reckoning". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.