Hemal Trivedi

Indian documentary film director and editor

Hemal Trivedi

Born|

Maharashtra, India

Occupation(s)| Director, editor, producer
Years active| 2006–present

Hemal Trivedi is an Indian documentary film director, editor and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the documentaries Shabeena's Quest, and Among the Believers.[3][4]

## Life and career[edit]

Hemal was born and raised in Maharashtra, India. She holds an MBA in Marketing from SVKM's NMIMS and an MFA from the University of Florida.[5]

In 2015, Hemal co-directed the feature documentary, Among the Believers, along with Mohammed Ali Naqvi, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[6] The Central Board of Film Censors (CFBC) banned, Among the Believers, from being screened in Pakistan, giving the reason that it "projects the negative image of Pakistan in the context of ongoing fight against extremism terrorism."[7] Both Hemal and co-director Mohammed Ali Naqvi received death threats after the release of the film, forcing them to go into hiding for a period of time.[8] In 2020, Hemal directed, Battleground, about current political divide, as seen through the eyes of two grassroots political leaders in the key pivot county of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and aired nationally on PBS.[9][10]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Editor  | Producer  | Note

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2006  | Tell Me a Story | Y | Y | Y | Documentary short
2008  | Flying on One Engine |  | Y |  | Documentary
2010  | Beyond Mumbai: Hope and Healing | Y | Y | Y | Documentary short
2011  | When the Drum Is Beating |  | Y |  | Documentary
2011  | Voices of Sudan | Y |  |  | Documentary short
2012  | Saving Face |  | Y |  | Documentary short
2012  | Shabeena's Quest | Y | Y | Y | Documentary short
2013  | Outlawed in Pakistan |  | Y |  | Documentary short
2015  | Among the Believers | Y | Y | Y | Documentary
2017  | This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous |  | Y |  | Documentary
2017  | My Big Bollywood Wedding | Y | Y | Y | TV show
2017  | Insha'Allah Democracy |  | Y |  | Documentary
2018  | Watergate: Or how we learned to control an out of control president |  | Y |  | Documentary series
2020  | Battleground | Y | Y | Y | Documentary
2021  | Philly DA |  | Y |  | Documentary Series

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Year  | Result  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Ref.

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2013  | Won  | Emmy Award | Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form  | Saving Face |
2015  | Nominated  | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Documentary  | Among the Believers | [11]
Won  | Chagrin Documentary Film Festival | David Ponce Award for Best Film  | [12]
2016  | Won  | Beloit International Film Festival | Power of Film Award  | [13]
Won  | Documentary Edge Festival | Best International Feature Director  | [14]
Won  | FIFDH | Grand Prix  | [15]
2017  | Nominated  | News & Documentary Emmy Award | Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary  | [16]
Nominated  | Cinema Eye Honors | Spotlight Award  | [17]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Hemal Trivedi — 'Among the Believers'". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. ^ Ashraf, Syed Firdaus (9 December 2015). "Meet the Mumbai lady in a Pakistani madrasa". Rediff. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
3. ^ "Shabeena's Quest". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. ^ "Review: In 'Among the Believers,' a Cleric Holds Sway". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
5. ^ "Meet the 2015 Tribeca Filmmakers #51: Books, Not Bombs, Will End Pakistani Conflict in 'Among the Believers'". indiewire.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
6. ^ "AMONG THE BELIEVERS". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
7. ^ "Documentary On Extremism Banned In Pakistan". forbes.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
8. ^ "Hemal Trivedi: Received death threats for 'Among The Believers'". The Times of India. PTI. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
9. ^ "A chat w/ Filmmaker Hemal Trivedi Political Divide, Black Lives Matter, Indian Americans & Kamala Harris, and more!". podbay.fm. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
10. ^ "Battleground". pbs.org. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
11. ^ "AMONG THE BELIEVERS". asiapacificscreenawards.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
12. ^ "Award Winners 2015". chagrinfilmfest.org. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
13. ^ "THE BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 AWARD WINNERS". beloitfilmfest.org. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
14. ^ "Doc Edge names 2016 winners". screenz.co.nz. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
15. ^ "Human rights film festival shines a light on human wrongs". euronews.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
16. ^ "CAAM NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY NOMINATIONS INCLUDE "AMONG THE BELIEVERS" & "MEET THE PATELS"". caamedia.org. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
17. ^ "Among the Believers". cinemaeyehonors.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Hemal Trivedi at IMDb
* Official website

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