Wed June 10 - 1:00 PM
Unfiltered Truths: South Asian Voices in Documentary Film
Free Talks
| 60 MINUTES
South Asian documentary filmmakers premiering at Tribeca Festival share how they bring personal, political and cultural stories to life on screen. The panel explores their creative journeys, challenges and the power of authentic storytelling in shaping global narratives.
Panelists
Gitesh Pandya (Moderator)
Gitesh Pandya is the Editor of BoxOfficeGuru.com, a film industry site tracking the movie business over the past 29 years. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg TV and other media outlets since 1997 providing film industry analysis and movie commentary. Gitesh also does consulting work for the Indian film industry.
Habiba Nosheen
Habiba Nosheen is a Pakistani-born Peabody and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist and filmmaker. Her film OUTLAWED IN PAKISTAN premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it was called ""among the standouts"" of Sundance by The Los Angeles Times. Her latest feature film, THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY will have its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2026 in Documentary Competition. Habiba received the 2025 Chicken and Egg Award. Previously, she was named DOC NYC’s 40 under 40. Her films have been supported by PBS FRONTLINE, JustFilms, The Firelight Media, ITVS, The Center for Asian American Media, CBC, The National Film Board of Canada, Canada Media Fund and others. She has taught filmmaking at Columbia University. She splits her time between Toronto and New York. She is a proud adoptive mom.
Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Mohammed Ali ""Mo"" Naqvi is an award-winning director, producer, and writer whose work spans premium documentary, nonfiction series, and independent fiction. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy, Naqvi's latest feature documentary, Hanging by a Wire, premiered in the World Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. He produced two seasons of Netflix's global top ten hit docuseries Turning Point and received the inaugural Emmy Television Academy Honor for directing and producing Showtime's Shame. His acclaimed documentary features include Among the Believers, Insha'Allah Democracy, The Accused: Damned or Devoted?, and Pakistan's Hidden Shame, with work released by Netflix, Paramount, HBO, Showtime, BBC, STARZ and other leading platforms. His films have earned two Amnesty International Awards and nominations from the Independent Spirit Awards, Cinema Eye Honors, the Emmys, and the UNESCO–Fellini Prize. His fiction producing credits include Big River, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, and I Will Avenge You Iago, starring Giancarlo Esposito and Larry Pine. Naqvi also serves as Chairman of Pakistan's Academy Awards Selection Committee and is the former Artistic Director of the Tasveer Film Market, supporting South Asian and global majority filmmakers. Naqvi’s work moves between documentary, fiction, and cultural leadership, examining power, class, and identity through intimate human stories set against larger political and social forces.
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