Episode 1 (pilot): Meet Priya Giri Desai (43) - telling stories in film, TV and print
Photo Credit: Michael Brook
Kicking off this pilot podcast series with my dear friend Priya, who co-directed and produced the incredible documentary Lovesick, a most unusual Indian love story. Boston-based Priya and co-producer and director Ann Kim SOLD OUT TWO showings of the film at the Boston Independent Film Festival recently!
Join me as we talk about this film, India, PBS Kids and much more!
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Special thanks to Mohit Shandilya / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering
SHOW NOTES Episode 1:
Photo Credit: Ann Kim
Lovesick - Sign up for updates on their website - don't miss screenings of the film!
The two documentaries Priya loved recently:
Up Down & Sideways - about a farming community in Nagaland in the North East of India, which looks absolutely beautiful - trailer here
Ask the Sexpert about a 93-year old sex advice columnist in Mumbai
The India Center Foundation http://theindiacenter.us
Some of Priya's other favorites:
The new Indian mythology book series for kids, presented by Rick Riordan
The Overdrive App which lets you access Public Library systems in the US on any device
Can't find the Anthropologie Brass Earrings Priya mentioned, but here are a couple along those lines from another brand I like Soko:
