Ep. 219: How we can use film & media to create social change. Ft. Priya Thuvassery, Independent Film maker

Absolutely Write with Aditi Surana

Our guest this week on the Absolutely Write podcast is Priya Thuvassery, an independent documentary filmmaker and television producer. Priya’s body of work is focused on women and gender, her stories window into myriad experiences of the body, the environment, the community, mapped from gender and feminist perspective. Priya has been directing, producing and editing documentary films & television programmes for New Delhi Television, Fox Traveller, CNA, National Human Rights Commission of India, Films Division of India, Public Service Broadcasting Trust & Khabar Lahariya for over a decade now. Priya is currently a Director at Chambal Media.

Her independent films include Khanabadosh (2009), My Sacred Glass Bowl (2013), Survey Number zero (2016), Coral Woman (2019), City Girls (2021). Her films have been recognised with participation, mentions and best film awards in many international and national film festivals.

Aditi analyses Priya's handwriting and talks about some interesting aspects of her personality including what makes her a successful filmmaker who is highly driven to make an impact in the rural development of our country. Priya shares some behind-the-scenes stories of rural & Adivasi women being empowered and taking on journalist roles in small villages in India. She even shares a story of how a phone call from a 50-year-old woman changed her perspective in life. Keep a notepad handy to make notes.

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