Sindha Agha
Directing
Biography
Sindha Agha is a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated director & writer working in film & TV. Sindha’s first documentary, "Birth Control Your Own Adventure" for The New York Times, was nominated for an Emmy and went viral with 12.5 million views. Her first narrative project, the short-form comedy anthology “How to Be a Person” for Channel 4, won a BAFTA.
Known For

Sex, joy and modern science converge in this eye-opening series that celebrates the complex world of women's pleasure — and puts stubborn myths to rest.
The Principles of Pleasure

A darkly comedic, personal testimony about birth control side effects and navigating the inadequacies of women’s healthcare.
Birth Control Your Own Adventure
Based in part on true stories, this short form series is filled with all the humour, awkwardness and emotion of our teenage years.
How to Be a Person

Teen karate pro Jeff Wall teaches senior citizens self-defense at a local nursing home, giving them the tools to feel in control, connected and cared for.
Golden Age Karate

A story of high school awkwardness, anxiety and ancient Greek philosophy, Samira Mian’s autobiographical animation Know Thyself recounts how a panic attack in 9th-grade Latin class sent her on a years-long odyssey of self-discovery. Entertaining and endearing, Mian’s portrait is also an insightful reflection on the inextricable connection between mind and body and the power of self-understanding.
Know Thyself

Plagued by anxiety about climate change, a filmmaker decides to start seeing a climate psychologist, hoping to find peace of mind at what she’s pretty sure is the end of the world.
Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go
If Alfie hadn’t dumped her, Sanam would never have booty-called Jawad. Now Sanam needs to get an abortion. How does she even do that and what will her Baba say if he finds out?
How To Be A Person: How To Get An Abortion

I was struggling with quarantine — until I found the polar explorers.