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Director's bio

Tanushree Das, Saumyananda Sahi

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. Filmography - ‘For You and Me’ (11 mins, experimental short, 2013) ‘A New Life’ (21 mins, fiction, 2024) Born in Bangalore, Saumyananda Sahi studied philosophy at St Stephens College, Delhi before attending the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Saumyananda has worked as a cinematographer on a variety of projects, both factual and fiction, which have gone on to screen and win awards at festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Locarno and Rotterdam. He has been nominated for an Asia Pacific Award, Filmfare Award Filmography - ‘Small Things Big Things’ (67 mins, documentary, 2014) ‘Remembering Kurdi’ (64 mins, documentary, 2016) ‘A New Life’ (21 mins, fiction, 2024)