Shiny Benjamin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shiny Benjamin |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Awards | National Film Award for Best Biographical Film 2018 |
Shiny Benjamin, (also known Shiny Jacob Benjamin [1] [2] born in Karavaloor, Punalur, Kollam) is a National Award-winning Indian director of documentaries and docufictions, from Trivandrum, Kerala. [3] [4]
Shiny Benjamin began her career as journalist, and had been a documentary director since 1999. She worked as a feature writer with the Malayalam newspapers Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi before joining Asianet (TV channel), the first Malayalam satellite television channel. Later, she worked with Indiavision, the first news channel in Malayalam, as a chief producer for the television channel JaiHind TV and Jaihind Middle East. Shiny is the younger daughter of K.O.Benjamin and Sosamma Benjamin. Her education began at Karavaloor AMMHS and continued at St. Gorety Girls High School, followed by St. John's College, Anchal. She has been honoured with 20 awards including five National Awards and eight Kerala State Film Awards for documentaries and docufictions. [5] [6]
| Year | Title | Script | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Swords of Liberty | Beear Prasad | Describes the life and death of Velu Thambi Dalawa. [7] [8] |
| 2014 | In Return: Just a Book | Paul Zacharia | A docufiction inspired by Indian author Perumpadam Sreedharan’s novel on Fyodor Dostoevsky. [9] [10] |
| 2013 | Translated Lives - A Migration Revisited | Paul Zacharia | A documentary about the lives of Malayali women who emigrated to Germany in the 1960s to become nurses. [2] |
| 2012 | Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Paul Zacharia | A documentary about the lives of five Kerala women. |
| 2010 | Ottayal (One Woman: Alone) | Shiny Benjamin | Describes the life of Daya Bai who fought for the right of Gonds in Madhya Pradesh. [11] |
| 2006 | Bhagya-Singer in a Democracy | Shiny Benjamin | Life of a migrant young woman from Karnataka who makes a living by singing on trains. |
| 2005 | Nizhalukal (Shadows) | Shiny Benjamin | Tells the story of the lives of young victims of sexual abuse and rape. |
| 2004 | Mazha (Rain) | Shiny Benjamin | Describes the monsoons of Kerala. |
| 2003 | Avan (He) | Shiny Benjamin | A film which explores the world of homosexual sex workers. |
| 2002 | Namukkum Avarkkum Idayil (In Between) | Shiny Benjamin | The film explores the topic of cruelty against animals. |
| 2001 | Murivunangatha Balyangal (Wounded Childhood) | Shiny Benjamin | A film on child abuse. |
| 2001 | Devil Worshippers | Shiny Benjamin | A documentary exploring the belief and practice of black magic in Kerala. |
| 2000 | Kanayi Kazchakal (Kanayis Artscape) | Shiny Benjamin | A brief study of the art and personality of Kanayi Kunhiraman, India’s foremost contemporary sculptor. |
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