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Sonali Gulati

Sonali Gulati is an independent filmmaker, a feminist, a queer rights activist, and an educator. She teaches film at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts in the department of Photography & Film. She has an MFA in Film & Media Arts from Temple University and a BA in Critical Social Thought from Mount Holyoke College. Gulati grew up in New Delhi and has made several films that have …

Known For

Big Time: My Doodled DiaryBig Time: My Doodled Diary · 2015
Big Time: My Doodled Diary
2015
MovieAnimationDocumentary
As “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” dominates the pop charts, Maya writes in her diary everything that rocks her teenage world, from the assassination of Indira Gandhi and her parents’ divorce, to the latest pimple that made its appearance. But suddenly not much else seems to matter when a new girl arrives at school. A delightful and intimate exploration of youthful obsession, budding sexuality and what it means to be a teenager, which all too often sucks, big time.
I AmI Am · 2011
I Am
1.02011
Movie
A lesbian filmmaker returns to her hometown in India to confront her mother's death and interview the parents of other gay and lesbian children.
Our Bodies OursOur Bodies Ours · 2026
Our Bodies Ours
2026
Movie
Our Bodies Ours is a short poetic animated film that explores the nuance and beauty of trans becoming from a diasporic lens. Leaning on the music of lyric, it reframes gender-affirming care as an intricate, intimate and meandering act. What does it take to stitch our bodies into their true and ever-changing shapes, to migrate between who we are and who we may become?
BarefeetBarefeet · 2002
Barefeet
1.02002
Movie
An Indian lesbian attempts to come out to her family but she is unable to do so.
Nalini by Day, Nancy by NightNalini by Day, Nancy by Night · 2005
Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night
2005
MovieDocumentary
A personal narrative documentary film told from the perspective of an Indian living in the U.S., the film journeys into India's call centers where telemarketer's acquire American names and accents to service the telephone support industry of the U.S.
Sum TotalSum Total · 2000
Sum Total
1.02000
Movie
What does an Indian lesbian do when her family puts pressure on her to get married? What does her matrimonial advertisement look like? Sum Total answers these questions through a short poetic film that addresses issues of identity, self-representation, and hetronormativity.
Miles & KilometresMiles & Kilometres · 2021
Miles & Kilometres
2021
Movie
A lingering haiku poem of migration, separation, and dislocation.

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