Directing
Saila Kariat
Place of birth
Berkeley, California, United States
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
Saila pursued a career as an electrical engineer and builder while dreaming of filmmaking. After obtaining her Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Saila worked as an engineer and manager at IBM and a start-up. She finally got an opportunity to study filmmaking at SJSU and was valedictorian of the class of 2008. She wrote, directed, and co-produced her debut feature The Valley about an Indian American entrepreneur seeking answers after the suicide of his daughter. It is currently streaming on Apple TV, Roku and Peacock. She has adapted the NYT Bestselling memoir Jesus Land, by Julia Scheeres into a screenplay, and directed and produced the film. It is currently on the festival circuit and wi…
Known for
6.0Devastated by his daughter's suicide, an immigrant entrepreneur working in high-tech seeks answers to his lingering questions.
The Valley
2018
NRSet between 1980s rural Indiana and a Dominican reform school, a white sister and her adopted black brother fight oppression, prejudice, and rigid dogma to survive.
Jesus Land
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Behind the camera
6.0Devastated by his daughter's suicide, an immigrant entrepreneur working in high-tech seeks answers to his lingering questions.
The Valley
2018
6.0Devastated by his daughter's suicide, an immigrant entrepreneur working in high-tech seeks answers to his lingering questions.
The Valley
2018
6.0Devastated by his daughter's suicide, an immigrant entrepreneur working in high-tech seeks answers to his lingering questions.
The Valley
2018
NRSet between 1980s rural Indiana and a Dominican reform school, a white sister and her adopted black brother fight oppression, prejudice, and rigid dogma to survive.
Jesus Land
—
NRSet between 1980s rural Indiana and a Dominican reform school, a white sister and her adopted black brother fight oppression, prejudice, and rigid dogma to survive.
Jesus Land
—
NRSet between 1980s rural Indiana and a Dominican reform school, a white sister and her adopted black brother fight oppression, prejudice, and rigid dogma to survive.
Jesus Land
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