Asha Dahya

Asha Dahya is an Emmy-nominated Producer, writer, TEDx speaker and storyteller. She is the director and producer of an award-winning short documentary about later abortion called SOMEONE YOU KNOW. She created, Executive Produced and co-hosted an audio and video series about Latin America’s Green Wave abortion rights movement called GREEN TIDE RISING, which was nominated for a Webby Award in the U.S., and a One World Media award in the UK, both in 2025. In 2024, Asha was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work producing the short film MY NAME IS SIRI, an autism awareness documentary that premiered on PBS. She is directing and producing a new short documentary about Meg Crane - the woman who invented the home pregnancy test, titled A TINY REVOLUTION, to be released in 2026.

Format: Unscripted Shorts

Genre: Documentary, Healthcare, People of Color, Politics, Social Justice, True Story, Women

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Emmy Award - National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), San Franscisco Northern California Chapter - 2024

Best Social Justice Film - MOM Film Festival - 2025

Best Short Shorts - Reproductive Rights Film Festival - 2025

Best Documentary - Pano Network Short Film Showcase - 2025

Silver Winner - Collision Awards - 2024