Platform: 'What's your Story?' Chapter XVI

An evening of intriguing cinema and and performance poetry shared by brilliant talents across genres.

PRAGYA BHAGAT, PERFORMANCE POET & AUTHOR

Pragya Bhagat is a performance poet, educator, and author. Her work explores the intersections between the body, belonging, and the politics of vulnerability. Pragya’s work has been featured in the BBC, the TEDx platform, The Alipore Post, the Huffington Post, and The Wire, amongst others. She is the founder of the Poetry Circle and the recipient of the Orange Flower Award for writing on mental health, the UPES Students Choice Award for Memoir Writing, and the Goa Open Arts Catalyst Grant.

 KOPAL NAITHANI, AD-FILMMAKER

Kopal Naithani is an award-winning ad-filmmaker and the Founder-Director of Superfly Films, a production house she established in 2016. She is also the founder of She Directs Ads, a collective for women ad-filmmakers in India. With a career spanning over two decades, Kopal is widely recognised for her forte in storytelling, bringing out nuanced performances in narratives that highlight progressive womanhood and add emotional depth to characters.

 TANUSHREE DAS, FILMMAKER

Tanushree Das graduated from the University of Calcutta with a Masters in English Literature, and began her career as a theatre person – directing as well as acting. In 2011 Tanushree graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, with a Diploma in Film Editing. Tanushree‘s work as an editor has been screened to critical acclaim in film festivals around the world, including at Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam, Rome, Pingyao, Hot Docs and Busan. Baksho Bondi is her first feature film as a director. 

Location: Sabha Blr