Megha Ramaswamy
Photo: Chicken & Egg Films
Director

Megha Ramaswamy is a screenwriter, director and producer based in Mumbai. Her hybrid short documentary, Newborns, premiered at TIFF’14 and was reviewed as the Best Film of Programme Four. It takes a close, discomfiting look at the lives of survivors of acid attack violence. Newborns has since travelled to numerous festivals like Clermont Ferrand, Films de Femmes, Byron Bay, Flicker Fest, Cinequest, Filmmor, and Human Rights Film Festival, Paris, winning awards and top honors for its powerful storytelling and innovative technique. Megha has also been a beneficiary of the prestigious Chicken & Egg Pictures in collaboration with Indian Documentary Foundation for the film and for her work with the support group Stop Acid Attacks.

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films by Megha Ramaswamy
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