Amish Srivastava
Directing
Biography
Amish Srivastava is an award-winning TV journalist and filmmaker based in Baltimore, specializing in documentary and fiction storytelling. His recent documentary on the Ukraine-Russia war, Jamala: Songs of Freedom, won the Golden Dolphin at the 2024 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards in Cannes and was showcased at the Kennedy Center’s Extraordinary Cinema series. Over the past two decades, Srivastava has reported on major conflicts—including the Iraq War, the Kargil War between India and Pakistan, and post-Taliban Afghanistan—and directed films that explore resilience and humanity. Among his acclaimed works is Hell and Hope, which follows the harrowing journey of Yazidi girls abducted and enslaved by ISIS and was featured at numerous international festivals. He also directed Biscut, his debut fiction short about a Dalit man’s daily struggle for survival, which rose to the top of the charts on Hotstar-Disney. More about his work can be found at amishsrivastava.com
Known For
BISCUT (HOTSTAR-DISNEY RELEASE -2022) In an Indian village ruled by muscle and money, one man sparks a revolution without guns or bullets by betting his life on just the power of democracy. Biscut is the awe-inspiring story of Bhoora, a poor Dalit (lower caste) youth condemned to a daily struggle for survival, who turns a collective curse into a formidable force for change. BISCUT is the Hindi language word for a cookie or a biscuit.
Biscut
Documentary follows Ukrainian singer-songwriter Jamala in the early hours of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and profiles her activism of raising money and awareness for her homeland. Jamala gained international fame in 2016 as the winner of the Eurovision contest where she performed her song, "1944," about the deportation to Central Asia that year of Crimean Tatars - including her great-grandmother's family. --------------- Amish Srivastava Producer ------- Jacquelyn De Phillips Editor
Jamala: Songs of Freedom
Islamic State militants abducted, raped, tortured, and sold thousands of girls. A few girls risked their lives to escape. What happened to them. This documentary follows those girls.