Faiza Ahmad Khan is an award-winning Indian documentary filmmaker
based in Mumbai. Her most popular work is Supermen of Malegaon, a
documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of
Malegaon have for film making. She is also an activist. She directed
the film, The Cost of Coal, a 360° virtual reality story about the
lives of the Adivasi communities living around the Kusmunda mine in
the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. She has also openly protested
against the 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum in Mumbai.In 2002, Faiza
Ahmad Khan studied a course in social communications media and then
worked as a production executive for an advertising agency. She
started shooting short documentaries in 2004. In 2005, she worked as
assistant director for the movie Anwar, with director Manish
Jha.Supermen of Malegaon was her first feature documentary, which has
received at least 15 awards so far. The film has been screened at New
Yorks Museum of Modern Art. However, for Faiza, the most important
moment in the films life was its screening on the Narmada Ghats.
based in Mumbai. Her most popular work is Supermen of Malegaon, a
documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of
Malegaon have for film making. She is also an activist. She directed
the film, The Cost of Coal, a 360° virtual reality story about the
lives of the Adivasi communities living around the Kusmunda mine in
the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. She has also openly protested
against the 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum in Mumbai.In 2002, Faiza
Ahmad Khan studied a course in social communications media and then
worked as a production executive for an advertising agency. She
started shooting short documentaries in 2004. In 2005, she worked as
assistant director for the movie Anwar, with director Manish
Jha.Supermen of Malegaon was her first feature documentary, which has
received at least 15 awards so far. The film has been screened at New
Yorks Museum of Modern Art. However, for Faiza, the most important
moment in the films life was its screening on the Narmada Ghats.
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