Hemal Trivedi

Hemal Trivedi is an Indian documentary film director, editor and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the documentaries Shabeena's Quest, and Among the Believers.[3][4]

Hemal Trivedi
Born
Maharashtra, India
OccupationDirector, editor, producer
Years active2006–present

Life and career

Hemal was born and raised in Maharashtra, India. She holds an MBA in Marketing from SVKM's NMIMS and an MFA from the University of Florida.[5]

In 2015, Hemal co-directed the feature documentary, Among the Believers, along with Mohammed Ali Naqvi, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[6] The Central Board of Film Censors (CFBC) banned, Among the Believers, from being screened in Pakistan, giving the reason that it “projects the negative image of Pakistan in the context of ongoing fight against extremism terrorism.”[7] Both Hemal and co-director Mohammed Ali Naqvi received death threats after the release of the film, forcing them to go into hiding for a period of time.[8] In 2020, Hemal directed, Battleground, about current political divide, as seen through the eyes of two grassroots political leaders in the key pivot county of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and aired nationally on PBS.[9][10]

Filmography
Year Title Director Editor Producer Note
2006 Tell Me a Story Y Y Y Documentary short
2008 Flying on One Engine Y Documentary
2010 Beyond Mumbai: Hope and Healing Y Y Y Documentary short
2011 When the Drum Is Beating Y Documentary
2011 Voices of Sudan Y Documentary short
2012 Saving Face Y Documentary short
2012 Shabeena's Quest Y Y Y Documentary short
2013 Outlawed in Pakistan Y Documentary short
2015 Among the Believers Y Y Y Documentary
2017 This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous Y Documentary
2017 My Big Bollywood Wedding Y Y Y TV show
2017 Insha'Allah Democracy Y Documentary
2018 This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous Y Documentary series
2020 Battleground Y Y Y Documentary

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2013 Won Emmy Award Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form Saving Face
2015 Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Documentary Among the Believers [11]
Won Chagrin Documentary Film Festival David Ponce Award for Best Film [12]
2016 Won Beloit International Film Festival Power of Film Award [13]
Won Documentary Edge Festival Best International Feature Director [14]
Won FIFDH Grand Prix [15]
2017 Nominated News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary [16]
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award [17]

References
  1. "Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Hemal Trivedi — 'Among the Believers'". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. "Meet the Mumbai lady in a Pakistani madrasa". rediff.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. "Shabeena's Quest". aljazeera.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. "Review: In 'Among the Believers,' a Cleric Holds Sway". nytimes.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. "Meet the 2015 Tribeca Filmmakers #51: Books, Not Bombs, Will End Pakistani Conflict in 'Among the Believers'". indiewire.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. "AMONG THE BELIEVERS". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. "Documentary On Extremism Banned In Pakistan". forbes.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. "Hemal Trivedi: Received death threats for 'Among The Believers'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  9. "A chat w/ Filmmaker Hemal Trivedi Political Divide, Black Lives Matter, Indian Americans & Kamala Harris, and more!". podbay.fm. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. "Battleground". pbs.org. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  11. "AMONG THE BELIEVERS". asiapacificscreenawards.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  12. "Award Winners 2015". chagrinfilmfest.org. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  13. "THE BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 AWARD WINNERS". beloitfilmfest.org. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  14. "Doc Edge names 2016 winners". screenz.co.nz. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  15. "Human rights film festival shines a light on human wrongs". euronews.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  16. "CAAM NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY NOMINATIONS INCLUDE "AMONG THE BELIEVERS" & "MEET THE PATELS"". caamedia.org. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  17. "Among the Believers". cinemaeyehonors.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.


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