GOOD TALK WITH SUSHMIT GHOSH

Sushmit Ghosh is an Academy Award nominated filmmaker and co-founder of Black Ticket Films, a production company invested in the power of storytelling. An IDA Courage Under Fire Honoree, Sushmit's films are recognised for their rigour of immersive, emotionally powerful storytelling. His feature documentary, WRITING WITH FIRE (2021) is India's first feature documentary to be nominated for an Oscar. WRITING WITH FIRE has played at over 200 festivals, won 40 awards and earned Grierson, IDA, PGA, Cinema Eye Honors nominations. Sushmit's work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, Tribeca, Chicken & Egg Pictures and Doc Society. Sushmit is also a mentor for labs and fellowships that focus on storytellers from underrepresented communities who are providing new narratives about the most pressing issues of our time. In his spare time, you’ll find him motorcycling and hiking through the Himalayas.

Expertise
I've spoken on a range of themes as a filmmaker - from specific aspects of storytelling for film students across the world to larger themes of field-building for the global South at international conferences and events (Ex: IDFA, CPH:DOX, NZ Film Commission etc). My experiences as an independent filmmaker from India and rich expertise of working in the global documentary eco-system gives me a very specific insight into how the industry runs and my lens on it is different from what most folks in the West see. Also, as someone who has been a public speaker for nearly a decade, I'm very comfortable speaking to a diverse range of audiences and am passionate about storytelling and the power for change that cinema holds in our lives.

Speaking History
- IDFA Film Festival
(https://www.idfa.nl/en/article/167564/pros-and-cons-of-international-co-producing-for-filmmakers-from-the-global-south)
- Colombia Journalism School Masterclass (virtual)
- New Zealand Film Commission Conference
- CPH:DOX Conference
- Standford University (virtual)
- Yale University (virtual)