Vaishali Sinha

Director/producer of award-winning feature documentaries Made in India (PBS, Amazon Prime, Kanopy) and Ask the Sexpert (PBS, Netflix India, Amazon Prime). Currently developing third feature doc in co-production with Sandbox Films.

Grantee of MacArthur Foundation, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Firelight Media, Tribeca Gucci Fund, CAAM, Playboy Foundation, Fledgling Fund, Nextpix etc. Pitched at CPH:FORUM, Hot Docs Forum Dealmaker, and Gotham Film Week (Spotlight on Documentaries).

Received fellowships at Bellagio Residency Program, Firelight Media DocLab, Flaherty Seminar, Working Films. 

Co founder of Bitchitra Collective: Indian Women in Documentary Film. 

Vaishali's films and projects present deeply researched and engaging character driven stories with the potential for raising questions and creating dialogue. 

Format: Unscripted Features, Unscripted Shorts, Scripted Shorts

Genre: Documentary, Drama, Comedy

Location: New York, United States

Best Documentary, New Orleans Film Festival

Best Documentary, Florida Film Festival

Best Documentary, Jeevika Film Festival (India)

Nominee: Best Entertaining Documentary, Grierson Awards

Nominee: Ridenhour Peace Prize for Excellence in Truth-Telling