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Faiza Ahmad Khan is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai.[1][2][3] 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,[4] a 360° virtual reality story about the lives of the Adivasi communities living around the Kusmunda mine in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh.[5] She has openly protested against the 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum[6] in Mumbai.[7]

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.[8]

Supermen of Malegaon was her first feature documentary, which has received at least 15 awards so far.[7] 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.[7]

Filmography

Director

• Supermen of Malegaon (2012)
• When All Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal? (2016)[9]
• The Cost of Coal (2017)[5][10]

Assistant director

• Anwar (2007)[8]

Awards

For Supermen of Malegaon

• Jury Award for Best Documentary at Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome[11]
• Jury Award for Best Documentary at Kara Film Festival, Pakistan[11]
• Best Debut Film at Film South Asia, Nepal[11]
• Best Editing, Documentary and Director at the Asian Festival of First Films, Singapore[11]
• Best Editing at the Asian TV Awards, Singapore[11]
• Audience Choice Award for Documentary, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)[11]
• Golden Camera Award for Best Documentary, US International Film and Video Festival[11]
• Gold Awards for Editing and Best Documentary and a Silver Award for Sound Design, Indian Documentary Producers Association[11]
• Best Documentary at Bollywood and Beyond, Stuttgart[11]
• Youth Choice Award at Vesoul Asian Film Festival[11]
• Special Mention at Best Film Festival, Romania[11]

References

External links

• Faiza Ahmad Khan at IMDb
• Director Faiza Ahmad Khan talks

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