Shuchi Talati
Part-Time Faculty
Email
talatis@newschool.edu
Office Location
B - 65 West 11th Street
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Shuchi Talati is a filmmaker from India whose work challenges dominant narratives around gender, sexuality, and South Asian identity.
Her feature film, Girls Will Be Girls, won an Audience Award and Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2024. Girls has been a recipient of the prestigious Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde and Sørfond grants, and the ArteKINO and VFF Talent Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market. It was selected for Gotham Week, Berlinale Script Station and Cine Qua Non Script Lab.
Shuchi's short film, A Period Piece, about an afternoon of period sex, was selected for SXSW. Mae and Ash won numerous awards before becoming a Vimeo Staff Pick. Shuchi is an alum of Berlinale Talents and her work has also been recognized by the New York State Council for the Arts and Région Île-de-France.
She is a graduate of the American Film Institute. She lives in NYC and is a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, the Bitchitra Collective and the Freelance Solidarity Project.
Degrees Held
MFA in Film Directing, American Film Institute, Los Angeles
Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Communications Media, Sophia College, Mumbai
BA English, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Professional Affiliation
Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective
Freelance Solidarity Project
Bitchitra Collective
Brown Girls Doc Mafia