Chithra Jeyaram
She/her/hers
Chithra Jeyaram
South Asian
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Impact Campaigns & Crowdfunding
Bio
In the pursuit of making, living, co-creating, and sharing stories through film, food, and community.
Projects
Love Chaos Kin
Feature Documentary [2025 - Director, Producer, DP, Editor - Festival Circuit]
An unexpected pregnancy compels an Indian immigrant mother to help her adopted twin daughters reconnect with their White birth mother and estranged Native American father, exposing raw class divides while transforming their understanding of identity and belonging.
Amma's Pride
Short Documentary [2024 - Lead Producer, Distribution]
Amma’s Pride is a poignant short documentary that chronicles Valli’s unwavering support for her trans daughter, Srija, as she navigates the trials and tribulations of falling in love, getting married, and fighting for state recognition of her marriage in a traditional small town in South India. When societal pressures push Srija’s marriage to the edge, Valli clings to the hope of a miracle.
Sex Work: It's Just A Job
Feature Documentary [2025 - Editor, Festival Circuit]
The story of the struggle to decriminalize sex work through an ensemble of people who work or have worked in the sex trades.
A 1001 Berber Nights
Feature Documentary [2023 - DP and Editor, Broadcast 2M Moroccan TV]
In the late 1950s Hassan Ouakrim was a young dancer and actor in Morocco. Little did he know that he would soon become the protegé of La Mama Theatre founder Ellen Stewart, performing across America, forming friendships with the likes of jazz virtuosos Ornette Coleman and Randy Weston, and becoming a pioneer in spreading Berber dance and music in North America.
