Shuchi Talati is a filmmaker from India whose work challenges dominant narratives around gender, sexuality, and South Asia identity. Her short film Mae and Ash (2013) won numerous awards while her short A Period Piece (2019) was selected for the SXSW festival. Shuchi is an alum of the Berlinale Talents Campus and a graduate of the American Film Institute. She lives in NYC and is a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, the Bitchitra Collective, and the Freelance Solidarity Project.