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Gargi Sen (1962-present)

Gargi Sen
(1962-present)

Gargi Sen

Gargi Sen completed her masters degree with distinction from University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. She has a post-graduation degree in visual communication from Ahmedabad's National Institute of Design and was awarded the Clore Fellowship, for the Clore Leadership Programme in 2011-12. She also completed a five-month-long Secondment with the Learning Department at UK's Tate Galleries. In 2016, she was awarded a Fulbright Nehru Fellowship in the category of Academic and Professional Excellence. "I spent the year at the University of California, Davies, USA teaching South Asian cinema, researching, and creating a film festival for the University and city of Davis," she said.According to Gargi, "Documentaries ...

Deep Focus

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Filmography

    • Because of Our Rights (1989) 
    • Innetthe Perundachen (Today's Perundachen) (1993)
    • Ballad of Builders (1993)
    • In Search of Green Gold (1995)
    • Imagine Kalpana (1996)
    • Where Healing is a Tradition (1997)
    • A Healer is Born (1997)
    • A Journey Together (1998)
    • Of  Hosts and Hostages (1998)
    • Goa Under Siege (1999)
    • Out of the Shadows (2000)
    • Beyond Monarchs and Merchants: A Space for Public Television (2003)
    • The Storytellers (2003)
    • Rehana: A Quest for Freedom (2008)
    • A School of My Own (2009)
    • Home/ Work (2011)

Awards
    • In 1998, Imagine Kalpana won the Best Documentary award at the International Association of Women in Radio and television (IAWRT), Norway.
    • A Journey Together won the second prize of the 'above 40 minutes' category of the New Delhi Video Festival in 1999.
    • Beyond Monarchs and Merchants: A Space for Public Television won a silver Remy at the Houston International film festival.
    • A School of My Own won the best documentary award at the 4th National Short & Documentary Film Festival.
Did You Know?

In 2005, Gargi began to distribute documentaries from India. She has been a pioneer in this field. "One of my principles interests was the fact that I was looking to bring into the public domain older films. This quest led me to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). We signed a MoU and took their catalogue for distribution. And over a few years I was able to convince them to put up all their films on their channel on YouTube. I encouraged Doordarshan to begin marketing some of their most popular shows in the DVD format. Similarly, I was able to convince the Films Division to digitize their content and also make DVDs available," she said.

Research by: Geety Sahgal