Teenaa Kaur Pasricha

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Teenaa Kaur Pasricha
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EducationSt. Mary's Convent, Ajmer
Alma mater
  • M.B.M Engg. Regional College, Jodhpur
  • Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Writer
Years active2003 - present
SpouseSingle

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

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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

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

Awards and nominations

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1984, When The Sun Didn’t Rise is a 2018 documentary film directed by Teenaa Kaur Pasricha, that delves into the lives of women residing in Delhi's Widow Colony. This colony provides a home to the widows of Sikh men who lost their lives during the 1984 Sikh Genocide. The film received several awards nationally and internationally including the National Film Award for Best Investigative Film in 2018.

References

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  2. 1 2 "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.
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