• Source: Faiza Ahmad Khan

Faiza Ahmad Khan is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai. Her most well-known work is Supermen of Malegaon, a documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of Malegaon have for filmmaking.
She is also an activist. She directed the film The Cost of Coal, a 360° virtual reality story about the lives of the Adivasi communities living around the Kusmunda mine in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. She has openly protested against the 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum in Mumbai.




Education and career


In 2002, Faiza Ahmad Khan studied a course in social communications media and then worked as a production executive for an advertising agency. She started shooting short documentaries in 2004. In 2005, she worked as assistant director for the movie Anwar, with director Manish Jha.
Supermen of Malegaon was her first feature documentary, which has received at least 15 awards so far. The film has been screened at New Yorks Museum of Modern Art. However, for Faiza, the most important moment in the films life was its screening on the Narmada Ghats.




Filmography






= Director

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Supermen of Malegaon (2012)
When All Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal? (2016)
The Cost of Coal (2017)




= Assistant director

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Anwar (2007)




Awards






= For Supermen of Malegaon

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Jury Award for Best Documentary at Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome
Jury Award for Best Documentary at Kara Film Festival, Pakistan
Best Debut Film at Film South Asia, Nepal
Best Editing, Documentary and Director at the Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore
Best Editing at the Asian TV Awards, Singapore
Audience Choice Award for Documentary, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)
Golden Camera Award for Best Documentary, US International Film and Video Festival
Gold Awards for Editing and Best Documentary and a Silver Award for Sound Design, Indian Documentary Producers Association
Best Documentary at Bollywood and Beyond, Stuttgart
Youth Choice Award at Vesoul Asian Film Festival
Special Mention at Best Film Festival, Romania




References






External links


Faiza Ahmad Khan at IMDb
Director Faiza Ahmad Khan talks

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• Faiza Ahmad Khan
• Supermen of Malegaon
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