Shaunak Sen | |
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| Born | 26 June 1987 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Shaunak Sen is an Academy award nominated Indian filmmaker, video artist and film scholar. His documentary film on environmental issues, All That Breathes, won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at 2022 Sundance Film Festival[1] and the Golden Eye award for the best documentary at 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4] It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary then won a Peabody Award at the 84th ceremony for "its graceful portrait of empathy and interconnectivity between nature and man".[5]
- ^ Srivatsan S (1 February 2022). "Shaunak Sen's documentary 'All That Breathes' wins World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival 2022". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O. (1 February 2022). "Sundance Wrap-Up: 6 Movies We Like and One We Disagree on" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "'A gaping wound': how a film about birds of prey is a warning to India's capital city". the Guardian. 23 May 2022.
- ^ "All That Breathes: The Indian brothers who heal birds dropping from the sky". 18 February 2022 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/all-that-breathes/