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 are co-hosting a panel discussion to explore avenues of greater filmmaker support. 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).  

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. For more info: http://www.karenschmeer.com/events/worksampleworkshop

Dec 2019

JEROME GRANT

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

For more info:  https://www.jeromefdn.org/2019-new-york-city-film-video-and-digital-production-grants-announced? 

Dec 2019

CAAM GRANT

Received the Center for Asian American Media Grant for the feature documentary Our Daughters. For more info: https://caamedia.org/blog/2019/03/25/caam-is-supporting-14-new-documentary-films-and-a-new-podcast-in-2019/ 

Mar 2019

MADE IN NY FELLOW

Received the Made in NY Fellowship for the transmedia project 1001 Breast Cancer Nights. For more info: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/news/12122018-madeinny-fellowships.page 

Dec 2018