Directing
Shumona Goel
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
Shumona Goel is a Bombay based experimental filmmaker. She studied filmmaking at Bard College (USA), sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (India), and anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (UK). Shumona works with 16mm film, slide projections, and VHS to produce low budget, personal films and film installations. Her work has been exhibited in many film festivals and museums such as the Tate Modern, Forum Expanded (Berlin International Film Festival), and the Guggenheim Museum. Her film, I am micro (2012), won several awards including a National Award from the Government of India.
Known for
NRAtreyee, a young Bengali woman leaves Calcutta in search of a new life in Bombay. She finds paying guest accommodation in the suburbs. In a series of still photographs, the film records her establishing daily routines. Eventually, she travels home to Calcutta. Marriage is an option to lonely and disinterested modern life.
Atreyee
2004
NRA lyrical film portrait of Francis Newton Souza, one of the key Indian artists of the 20th-century, inspired by his personal writings, letters, drawings and possessions. —London Film Festival
An Old Dog's Diary
2015
6.4A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800 numbers at a Mumbai call center.
John & Jane
2005
5.7Shot in the passages of an abandoned optics factory and centered on the activities of a low-budget film crew, I Am Micro is an experimental essay about filmmaking, the medium of film, and the spirit of making independent cinema. [Shumona Goel & Shai Heredia]
I Am Micro
2010
Behind the camera
NRAtreyee, a young Bengali woman leaves Calcutta in search of a new life in Bombay. She finds paying guest accommodation in the suburbs. In a series of still photographs, the film records her establishing daily routines. Eventually, she travels home to Calcutta. Marriage is an option to lonely and disinterested modern life.
Atreyee
2004
NRA lyrical film portrait of Francis Newton Souza, one of the key Indian artists of the 20th-century, inspired by his personal writings, letters, drawings and possessions. —London Film Festival
An Old Dog's Diary
2015
6.4A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800 numbers at a Mumbai call center.
John & Jane
2005
5.7Shot in the passages of an abandoned optics factory and centered on the activities of a low-budget film crew, I Am Micro is an experimental essay about filmmaking, the medium of film, and the spirit of making independent cinema. [Shumona Goel & Shai Heredia]
I Am Micro
2010
5.7Shot in the passages of an abandoned optics factory and centered on the activities of a low-budget film crew, I Am Micro is an experimental essay about filmmaking, the medium of film, and the spirit of making independent cinema. [Shumona Goel & Shai Heredia]
I Am Micro
2010
5.7Shot in the passages of an abandoned optics factory and centered on the activities of a low-budget film crew, I Am Micro is an experimental essay about filmmaking, the medium of film, and the spirit of making independent cinema. [Shumona Goel & Shai Heredia]
I Am Micro
2010