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Aneesh Chaganty (/əˈniːʃ ˈtʃɑːɡənti/;[1]Telugu pronunciation: [əniːç tʃɑːɡəɳʈi] born January 30, 1991) is an American film director and screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2018 thriller Searching, for which he won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[2]

Aneesh Chaganty
Chaganty in 2018
Born	(1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 31) Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Education	University of Southern California
Occupation	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2011–present

Early life and background

Aneesh Chaganty was born in Redmond, Washington,[3] and grew up in San Jose, California.[4] His parents, originally from Andhra Pradesh, India, moved to the U.S. in the 1980s.[4] His father, who obtained an MS degree in computer engineering from Drexel University, serves as a director and Chief Technology Officer at a software publishing, consultancy and supply company[5] founded by both his parents, AppEnsure Inc.[6]

Chaganty attended Valley Christian High School from 2005 to 2009.[7] He graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2013 with a degree in film and television production.[8]

Film career

In 2014, Chaganty's two minute short film, a Google Glass spot called Seeds, became an internet sensation after garnering more than 1 million YouTube views in 24 hours.[9] Following its success, Chaganty was invited to join the Google 5 team at Google Creative Lab in New York City, where he spent two years developing, writing and directing Google commercials.[3]

After working on over 25 short films and videos, Chaganty directed his first feature film, Searching, which was originally pitched as a short film but was offered a production budget for a feature instead,[3] was released on August 24, 2018 before opening wide on August 31,[10] also premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018.[11]

Chaganty's second film Run, a thriller starring Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen, was set to be released on January 24, 2020,[12] then May 8, 2020,[13] but was pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was released on Hulu on November 20, 2020,[14] and internationally by Netflix on April 2, 2021.[15]

Filmography

Short films

Year	Film
		Director	Writer	Notes
2011	Alibi	Yes	Yes
2012	Monsters	Yes	Yes	Also film editor
	Microeconomics	Yes	No
	Adventure, Wisconsin	Yes	Yes
2014	Google Glass: Seeds	Yes	Story

Feature films

Year	Film
		Director	Writer	Notes
2018	Searching	Yes	Yes	Feature directorial debut
2020	Run[16]	Yes	Yes
2023	Missing	No	Story	Post-production

Acting credits

TV roles

Year	Title
		Role	Note
2018	Made in Hollywood	Himself	Season 13 Episode: 46

Film roles

Year	Title
		Role	Note
2010	The Liaison	Himself	Short film
2014	Google Glass: Seeds	Traveller	Short film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2018	Locarno Film Festival	Variety Piazza Grande Award	Searching	Nominated
	Sundance Film Festival	Best of Next!		Won
		Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize (shared with Sev Ohanian)		Won
	Sydney Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature		Nominated

References

External links

• Aneesh Chaganty at IMDb
• Aneesh Chaganty at AllMovie
• The New York Times: Searching
• The New York Times: Run

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[ru] Чаганти, Аниш

Ани́ш Ча́ганти (англ. Aneesh Chaganty; 30 января 1991, Редмонд) — американский режиссёр и сценарист индийского происхождения. Его дебют как кинорежиссера с триллером «Поиск» (2018) удостоился приза Альфреда П. Слоуна за полнометражный фильм на кинофестивале «Сандэнс» (2018).

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