Film at Lincoln Center Artist Academy Participant
OCTOBER 2023
Sushma Khadepaun was one of eight participants at the Artist Academy which supports emerging filmmakers on their professional journeys. The Academy included panels and screenings during the 61st New York Film Festival.
Film Independent Artist Development Showcase
JULY 2023
Short Film ANITA was selected to screen as one of five films at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.
25 New Faces Of
Independent Film
OCTOBER 2021
Sushma Khadepaun was listed in Filmmaker Magazine’s coveted annual list.
NPR WEEKEND EDITION FEATURES ‘ANITA’
JULY 2021
Writer-Director Sushma Khadepaun interviewed by NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro for the Weekend Edition Series on Excellent Student Short Films.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
FILM FESTIVAL
BEST FILM, MAY 2021
ANITA wins the top prize at Columbia University Film Festival 2021
ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL HONORABLE MENTION, MAY 2021
"A quietly devastating tale of an emigre’s trip home made fraught by patriarchal rigidity, and marital tension." - Shorts Program Jury
DUBLIN INT’L FILM FESTIVAL BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT MAR 2021
ANITA wins top International prize in the Shorts Competition.
CINESTAAN: ANITA REVIEW
FEB 2021
Shattering the construct of the independent, progressive NRI couple
THE GOTHAM
FOCUS FEATURES
STUDENT SHOWCASE
AWARD, JAN 2021
Short Film ‘Anita’ will be showcased on Focus Features’ Digital Platforms as well as Jet Blue’s InFlight Entertainment.
PÖFF SHORTS
GRAND PRIX: NEW TALENTS AWARD, NOV 2020
The filmmaker achieves her ambitions with the film’s precise composition, sensitive performances and escalating tensions.”
- Jury Statement
NBR STUDENT GRANT
AWARD, OCT 2020
Short Film ‘Anita’ named NBR Student Grant Winner.
BOMB MAGAZINE
INTERVIEW, SEP 2020
Film writer, director, and editor Sushma Khadepaun recently met with me (virtually) to discuss her recent short work, Anita, which is headed to the Orizzonti Section of the Venice International Film Festival.
By Olivia Ciacci
FILM COMPANION
INTERVIEW, SEP 2020
A conversation with the director, a Columbia University alum, whose short film is a contender in the Orrizonti (Horizons) Short Films Section.
By Baradwaj Rangan
FIRSTPOST
INTERVIEW, SEP 2020
First Gujarati short, Anita, to premiere at Venice Film Festival explores patriarchy beyond borders.
By Udita Jhunjhunwala
THE INDIAN EXPRESS
INTERVIEW, AUG 2020
The Gujarati short film Anita busts the myth of the independent, expat wife and explores the toxicity of societal conditioning.
By Alaka Sahani
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
WORLD PREMIERE, JULY 2020
Short Film ‘Anita’ will have its World Premiere In Competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
TFL NEXT FILM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, JUNE 2020
Feature Script SALT - Part of the Torino Film Next Development Workshop.
SFFILM WESTRIDGE GRANT WINNER, JUNE 2020
Feature Project SALT wins the SFFILM Westridge Grant for Screenwriting.