BGDM ARTIST GRANT

Chithra Jeyaram is a 2021 BGDM Sustainable Artist Grantee. These unrestricted grants support BGDM members whose filmmaking talents dovetail with their clarity of purpose as an artist, engagement and dedication to community building, and strong potential to make a meaningful contribution to an evolving and expanding documentary field.

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March 2021

FOREIGN PUZZLE

Thrilled that our feature documentary Foreign Puzzle won the “Best Documentary Feature” award at the Fayetteville Film Fest. A big thank you to the festival for a great virtual screening and this beautiful recognition.

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Nov 2020

ONLY IN NEWYORK

Thrilled that our feature documentary Our Daughters is part of the DOC NYC film festival's "Only In New York" work-in-progress lineup. DOC NYC Is America's largest documentary film festival.

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Oct 2020

SYMBOLIC JUSTICE

Chithra Jeyaram edited the CBSN Originals documentary, "Speaking Frankly | Symbolic Justice with producer Leila Abu-saada and the CBSN Originals team.

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Sept 2020

IFP PROJECT FORUM

In a year like no other, we feel lucky that Our Daughters will participate in IFP week's "Spotlight on Documentaries" alongside fabulous projects with creators we admire and respect.
Congratulations everyone.

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Jul 2020

JOINED FILM FATALES

Chithra Jeyaram became a member of Film Fatales, a nonprofit which advocates for parity in the film industry and supports an inclusive community of hundreds of women and non-binary feature film and television directors nationwide. 

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Jun 2020

IFP DOCUMENTARY LAB 

Our Daughters is one of the 10 projects selected for their creative vision and outstanding promise. The lab is an year-long intensive and will provide invaluable access to the industry and thought leaders and help us make the best film we can.

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May 2020

SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST

MEET MARKET

Our feature-length documentary, Our Daughters is one of the 48 projects, chosen from over 500 applications, to pitch to international industry representatives at the 15th edition of the MeetMarket. 

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Apr 2020

MENTAL HEALTH PANELIST

NYWIFT and The D-Word hosted a panel discussion moderated by Doug Block (The D-Word), panelists include Rebecca Day (Producer/ Psychotherapist), Kelsey Koenig  (Impact Partner Films), Heidi Reinberg (Documentary filmmaker) and Chithra Jeyaram (Documentary filmmaker).

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Mar 2020

NYSCA GRANT

Received the New York State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Grant for the feature documentary Our Daughters. 

Jan 2020

EDITING PANELIST

Chithra Jeyaram was a panelist for a workshop on 'How to create a perfect work sample? The event was co-presented by Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, Women Make Movies and NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute with  Robin Hessman, Leigh Johnson and Rabab Haj Yahya. 

Dec 2019

JEROME GRANT

Received the prestigious Jerome Media Grant for the feature documentary Our Daughters. 

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Dec 2019

CAAM GRANT

Received the Center for Asian American Media Grant for the feature documentary Our Daughters.

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Mar 2019

MADE IN NY FELLOW

Received the Made in NY Fellowship for the transmedia project 1001 Breast Cancer Nights. Link: https://on.nyc.gov/2YXpSky 

Dec 2018