Sushmit Ghosh

Co-Founder

Sushmit Ghosh (he/him) is an Academy Award® nominated filmmaker and co-founder of Black Ticket Films, a production company invested in the power of storytelling. An IDA Courage Under Fire Honoree, Sushmit’s films are recognised for their rigor of immersive, emotionally powerful storytelling.

His feature documentary, WRITING WITH FIRE (2021) is India’s first feature documentary to be nominated for an Oscar. WRITING WITH FIRE has played at over 150 festivals, won 35 awards and earned Grierson, IDA, PGA, Cinema Eye Honors nominations. Sushmit’s work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, Tribeca, Chicken & Egg Pictures and Doc Society. Sushmit is also a mentor for labs and fellowships that focus on storytellers from underrepresented communities and provide new narratives about the most pressing issues of our time. In his spare time, you’ll find him motorcycling and hiking through the Himalayas.

Participating Sessions

REFRAMING REPRESENTATION

Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh are Academy Award nominated independent documentary filmmakers whose decade long work has focussed on developing a new visual and narrative language for telling stories of under-represented voices in India – ranging from farming communities and journalists working to create transformative change for their communities, to refugees and LGBTQ artists finding ways of platforming critical issues around citizenship. Their work focusses on movements in the margins that re-center...

DX ACCESS

DX ACCESS connects registered attendees to representatives of the most respected and innovative organizations and individuals in film and journalism, and provides unparalleled face time with funders, producers, festival programmers, distributors, media outlets, reporters, writers and directors. In one-on-one sessions, they will unpack how they work, learn more about your goals, and explore the possibilities for supporting your project. This edition, DX Access will take place primarily online for both...