Guneet Monga has put India on the worldwide movie map, by backing The Elephant Whisperer which is nominated for Oscars 2023 within the Best Documentary Short class. This is really a gamechanger, and makes her a changemaker.
However, she shies away from being tagged as one. “As a filmmaker, I don’t think we can have the burden of creating change. That comes over the years, with work put together by many associations, organisations, at the educational and government level, that is what creates realistic change. But as filmmakers, what we can do is start a conversation through our content. Like in The Elephant Whisperer, it is about co-existence between humans and animals,” she causes.
The 39-year-old goes on so as to add, “When people call me a changemaker, I can only reflect back and look at my career spanning 15 years. I can join the dots and map out the kind of work I got attracted to, the kind of stories I lean into. You will never know if something will go for awards, or get selected at festivals, or hit people globally. All you can do is wake up every morning with intention.”
What TEW has accomplished is fairly phenomenal, we reiterate, and Monga is proud to be related to a undertaking that’s making waves globally. “I am in New Yoprk right now, putting together the campaign for the film. I am nominated as a producer on this one. It is definitely a career high. It’s the best feeling in the world. 2022 and 2023 have been pretty significant years in my life and career, both. We worked a lot during the pandemic from our production house, and doubled down on development in 2022. We got into production, and then I also got married. It is definitely my most favourite year in my life. And in 2023 we got nominated for Oscars. Fingers crossed!,” she gushes.
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