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Vaishnavi Sundar
Vaishnavi Sundar

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Jul 10, 2020

EXIT Stage Left

For that one last exit from the world! — I want to free fall from a very very very very tall place. Keep falling looking at the wonders of the world, take in the smells and sounds and sights in utter humility... Being aware of the wind that wooshes past my whole body making my mouth go shapeless. When…

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EXIT Stage Left
EXIT Stage Left

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Published in Women Making Films Pub

·Apr 24, 2020

On #LesbianVisibility Week, Make This Your Top Watch

And make sure you have a box of tissues — An upcoming documentary produced by Ryan Murphy, Alexa L. Fogel, and Brendan Mason, dropped its trailer recently, and the world is letting a collective ‘aww’! This is the story of a 65+ year love between Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel. …

A Secret Love

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On #LesbianVisibility Week, Make This Your Top Watch
On #LesbianVisibility Week, Make This Your Top Watch
A Secret Love

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Published in Women Making Films Pub

·Apr 4, 2020

Watch Nina Paley’s Latest Feature Film Online

Watch ‘Seder-Masochism’ FOR FREE! — Through a brilliant Facebook post, Nina made her film available for everyone to watch. This film has been making its rounds all over the world premiering in film festivals and focussed screenings. Here’s your chance to watch it. What better way to spend a weekend (yes, today is a Saturday!) right? Here’s Nina’s interview with WMF about her film: "None of my depictions of women are designed to give men boners" - Nina Paley on her latest film… We did an AMA with Nina a couple of years ago, and it was a huge hit with questions flooding us from around the world…www.wmfindia.comh

Feminism

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Watch Nina Paley’s Latest Feature Film Online
Watch Nina Paley’s Latest Feature Film Online
Feminism

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Published in Women Making Films Pub

·Mar 30, 2020

Meet Xylo Arya — Music Producer, Founder of ‘Music Production for Women’

“I created a community that has everything that I wish was available when I was learning” — Could you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? Childhood, and living in a multicultural setup, how did you find yourself, growing up? What got you interested in music?

Feminism

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Meet Xylo Arya — Music Producer, Founder of ‘Music Production for Women’
Meet Xylo Arya — Music Producer, Founder of ‘Music Production for Women’
Feminism

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Published in Women Making Films Pub

·Mar 25, 2020

Christina Raia — Filmmaker, Educator & Crowdfunding Expert

“You never know where learning something or meeting someone new could lead. It’s all about being curious and open to new possibilities.” — 1) Could you tell our readers a bit about yourself — where did you grow up, what were your earliest memories of watching/thinking about films? I grew up on Long Island in New York. My mom was born in Trinidad and moved to Queens when she was 14. We moved…

Feminism

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Christina Raia — Filmmaker, Educator & Crowdfunding Expert
Christina Raia — Filmmaker, Educator & Crowdfunding Expert
Feminism

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Mar 11, 2020

Here’s How You Can Watch ‘But What Was She Wearing?’

Your support would go a long way in making more screenings possible — With more than 15 screenings and discussions/debates all over India, and a few screenings abroad, ‘But What Was She Wearing?’ is now available to watch online. (Scroll down, or click on this link) This documentary that took forever to make cost me more than money to complete it. ‘But what…

Feminism

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Here’s How You Can Watch ‘But What Was She Wearing?’
Here’s How You Can Watch ‘But What Was She Wearing?’
Feminism

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Mar 2, 2020

The Bougainvillea of Summer

A Short Story of a Suburban Misfit — “Bye, Ma!” yelled Maya as she cycled her way outside the quarters compound. “Come back soon and don’t drink the tap water,” said her mother sprinting to the door. Maya wouldn’t miss her volleyball summer camp for the world. She had gotten so fervent about the sport after watching her…

Childhood

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The Bougainvillea of Summer
The Bougainvillea of Summer
Childhood

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Published in Women Making Films Pub

·Mar 1, 2020

Nisha Ganatra’s ‘High Note’ Comes With a Perfect Pitch

The Trailer Has Gone Viral — For Obvious Reasons — Director Nisha Ganatra has managed to find her niche within the industry. Much like her Sundance charmer Late Night, she is back with a likable, funny, clever movie that’s slated for release in May 2020. Her films revolve around women in the entertainment industry, often centred around a young, diligent…

Film

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Nisha Ganatra’s ‘High Note’ Comes With a Perfect Pitch
Nisha Ganatra’s ‘High Note’ Comes With a Perfect Pitch
Film

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Published in The Story Hall

·Feb 27, 2020

Rubber

What Chocolates In My Dreams Taste Like — Rich, dark bar of ambrosian wonder stares as I slaver in envy accessible but with sinful sniggers I desire to consume it entirely When the exploits of the day wear me down I retreat to the flatlined bed filled with prickly marsh of mythical gore and a gaping bedspread What…

Poetry

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Rubber
Rubber
Poetry

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Published in Women Making Films Pub

·Jan 20, 2020

Directing a Feminist Documentary Showed me the Limits of Liberal Compassion

What happens when you raise women’s voices without commodifying their suffering? — More than a century after the brave suffragette, Emily Davison, died at the Epsom Derby, we are still struggling to make sense of a movement that laid the foundation for women’s rights. It was only after these women were imprisoned, waterboarded, force-fed, raped and stripped of the last shreds of…

Feminism

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Directing a Feminist Documentary Showed Me the Limits Of Liberal Compassion
Directing a Feminist Documentary Showed Me the Limits Of Liberal Compassion
Feminism

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Vaishnavi Sundar

Vaishnavi Sundar

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Writer. Self-taught filmmaker. Animal lover. I always put Women First. Wiki: bit.ly/vaishax

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