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Shumona Goel

Shumona Goel is a Bombay based experimental filmmaker. She studied filmmaking at Bard College (USA), sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (India), and anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (UK). Shumona works with 16mm film, slide projections, and VHS to produce low budget, personal films and film installations. Her work has been exhibited in many film festivals and museum…

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Miss Lovely

Miss Lovely · 2014

MovieDramaCrime

A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.

Atreyee

Atreyee · 2004

MovieDocumentary

Atreyee, a young Bengali woman leaves Calcutta in search of a new life in Bombay. She finds paying guest accommodation in the suburbs. In a series of still photographs, the film records her establishing daily routines. Eventually, she travels home to Calcutta. Marriage is an option to lonely and disinterested modern life.

John & Jane

John & Jane · 2005

MovieDocumentary

A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800 numbers at a Mumbai call center.

An Old Dog's Diary

An Old Dog's Diary · 2015

An Old Dog's Diary

A lyrical film portrait of Francis Newton Souza, one of the key Indian artists of the 20th-century, inspired by his personal writings, letters, drawings and possessions. —London Film Festival

I Am Micro

I Am Micro · 2010

Shot in the passages of an abandoned optics factory and centered on the activities of a low-budget film crew, I Am Micro is an experimental essay about filmmaking, the medium of film, and the spirit of making independent cinema. [Shumona Goel & Shai Heredia]

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Miss Lovely

Miss Lovely · 2014

MovieDramaCrime

A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.

Executive Producer

Atreyee

Atreyee · 2004

MovieDocumentary

Atreyee, a young Bengali woman leaves Calcutta in search of a new life in Bombay. She finds paying guest accommodation in the suburbs. In a series of still photographs, the film records her establishing daily routines. Eventually, she travels home to Calcutta. Marriage is an option to lonely and disinterested modern life.

Director

John & Jane

John & Jane · 2005

MovieDocumentary

A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800 numbers at a Mumbai call center.

Producer

An Old Dog's Diary

An Old Dog's Diary · 2015

An Old Dog's Diary

A lyrical film portrait of Francis Newton Souza, one of the key Indian artists of the 20th-century, inspired by his personal writings, letters, drawings and possessions. —London Film Festival

Director

I Am Micro

I Am Micro · 2010

Shot in the passages of an abandoned optics factory and centered on the activities of a low-budget film crew, I Am Micro is an experimental essay about filmmaking, the medium of film, and the spirit of making independent cinema. [Shumona Goel & Shai Heredia]

Writer