Megan Mylan (born 30 December 1969) is an American documentary film
director, known for her films Lost Boys of Sudan and the 2008
Oscar-winning Smile Pinki.Mylan was born in California and raised in
Salem, Oregon and Dallas, Texas, where she graduated Highland Park
High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Georgetown
University School of Foreign Service, and master's degrees in
journalism and Latin American studies from the University of
California, Berkeley. She worked for Ashoka in Brazil before deciding
to pursue documentary filmmaking.In 2003, Mylan and Jon Shenk directed
Lost Boys of Sudan, a feature-length documentary about two Dinka boys
who fled the Sudanese civil war for the United States. The film won an
Independent Spirit Award and through theatrical release, PBS broadcast
and an extensive social action campaign raised millions of dollars for
refugee scholarships.In 2008, Mylan directed Smile Pinki a film on
efforts to provide free cleft palate surgery in India. She focused on
the work of the Smile Train program in Varanasi, India. The film won
the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
director, known for her films Lost Boys of Sudan and the 2008
Oscar-winning Smile Pinki.Mylan was born in California and raised in
Salem, Oregon and Dallas, Texas, where she graduated Highland Park
High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Georgetown
University School of Foreign Service, and master's degrees in
journalism and Latin American studies from the University of
California, Berkeley. She worked for Ashoka in Brazil before deciding
to pursue documentary filmmaking.In 2003, Mylan and Jon Shenk directed
Lost Boys of Sudan, a feature-length documentary about two Dinka boys
who fled the Sudanese civil war for the United States. The film won an
Independent Spirit Award and through theatrical release, PBS broadcast
and an extensive social action campaign raised millions of dollars for
refugee scholarships.In 2008, Mylan directed Smile Pinki a film on
efforts to provide free cleft palate surgery in India. She focused on
the work of the Smile Train program in Varanasi, India. The film won
the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
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