Teenaa Kaur Pasricha
Teenaa Kaur Pasricha | |
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| Education | St. Mary's Convent, Ajmer |
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| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Writer |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Spouse | Single |
Teenaa Kaur Pasricha is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter. Her most acclaimed documentary film "1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise" [1] is based on the lives of the women who survived the massacre of 1984
She has won National Film Award[2][3]- for Best investigative film- Best Producer, and Best Director. She also received the Best Emerging Filmmaker award from the DC Asia Pacific film festival.
She was selected as an International Leader in Films for social change, a fellowship granted by the US Dept. of Cultural Affairs in Jan, 2020
She has been awarded fellowship in screenplay writing from Asia Society, NY[4] She has been writing, directing and producing documentary films on social justice and conservation of environment. Her films have been broadcast on National Geographic, Fox History, endorsed by PSBT, 'AND' fund- BUSAN Intl. film festival, Doc-wok, IAWRT film festival,[5] and Bitchitra Collective fellowship.
Career[edit]
Teenaa Kaur got prestigious "AND" fund[4] from Busan International Film Festival's prestigious funding 2015 for the film 1984, When the Sun didn't Rise. She is a Production and Industrial Engineering Graduate from M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur.[citation needed]
Her other films are on environment and wildlife conservation. The deer, tree and me is a creative documentary, was nominated for Best Documentary in Mumbai International Film Festival, (MIFF) 2016.[6] It was premiered in SiGNS Film Festival, Kochi 2015 and also screened in Kolkata International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) film festival, 2016.[7]
In Symphony with Earth was broadcast on National Geographic and Fox History.[8] The Woods are Calling has been made for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT).[9] It has been broadcast on Doordarshan, Dhaka International Film Festival 2018,[10] Quotes from the Earth film festival 2018.[11] The film has been screened at Sunchild International Environmental Festival, Yerevan,[12] Kolkata People’s Film Festival (KPFF).[13][14][15][16]
Her feature film "MAUJJ" has been selected and mentored at NFDC Script Lab.[17] She received the Jai Chandiram Fellowship award for her upcoming documentary film "What if I tell you", awarded by IAWRT film festival. [5]
Her films have been screened in various universities across the globe.[18][19][20][21][22]
Filmography[edit]
- 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise (2017)[23][24][2]
- The Woods are Calling (2017)[9][10][11][12][13][25][26]
- The deer, tree and me (2015)[27][28]
- In Symphony with Earth (2012)
- Hola! The Mighty Colors (2011)
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2018 - Won for the Best Investigative Film at the 65th National Film Awards for 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise[29]
- 2018 - Nominated for the National Competition at the Mumbai International Film Festival for 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise[30]
- 2016 - Nominated for the Best Documentary at the Mumbai International Film Festival for The deer, tree and me[31]
References[edit]
- ^ "1984, When The Sun Didn't Rise: Women Who Survived The Anti-Sikh Massacre". Feminism In India. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Director of film on anti-Sikh massacre wins national award and calls it a victory for justice seekers". The Georgia Straight. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Teenaa Kaur Pasricha on the making of her National Award-winning film 1984 - When the Sun Didn't Rise". firstpost.com. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b "2015 Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund". Asian Cinema Fund. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "IAWRT India – International Association of Women in Radio & Television India". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION" (PDF). miff.in. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "diary India International centre" (PDF). iicdelhi.nic.in. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "FACE TO FACE with Teenaa Kaur Pasricha". oneindiaonepeople.com. October 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ a b "PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING TRUST" (PDF). psbt.org. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ a b "16th Dhaka International Film Festival, 2018". dhakafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Quotes from The Earth Flim Festival 2018" (PDF). toxicslink.org. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "The Woods are Calling". SunChild International Environmental Festival. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Kolkata People's Film Festival". Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Meet Teenaa Kaur Pasricha The Women Behind '1984, When The Sun Didn't Rise'". shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Teenaa Kaur Pasricha: Idea is to reach the universe and tell a story of survival". cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "India International Centre". iicdelhi.nic.in. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ https://filmbazaarindia.com/pdf/press2022/PressRelease-NFDC2022_ScreenwritersLab.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Film Screening of 1984, When the Sun Didn't Rise". Emory University.
- ^ "Critically acclaimed documentary '1984: When the Sun Didn't Rise' to be shown across the UK". Asian Image. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "A searing look into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots". The Hindu.
- ^ "Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion w/ Director Teenaa Kaur Pasricha". allevents.in. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Hola The Mighty Colors screened at Sikh Arts Film Festival". Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "1984, When The Sun Didn't Rise review: Stirring documentary gives voice to the widows of anti-Sikh riots". cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Featuring the sorrow of the bereaved". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "The Woods are Calling – PSBT". Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Whose Land Is It Anyway?". Godrej India Culture Lab. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ The deer, tree and me - IMDb, retrieved 16 August 2020
- ^ "Treading softly in the wild". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "65th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2017" (PDF). 164.100.117.97. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "LIST OF FILMS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION SECTION IN MIFF-2018". miff.in. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Question that drove film on 1984 anti-Sikh riots: 'If we don't talk about our history, who will?'". scroll.in.