Vinay Shukla Director (While We Watched)

Vinay Shukla is a leading filmmaker and producer in the Indian documentary landscape. His debut feature, An Insignificant Man (2016, co-director Khushboo Ranka) was internationally acclaimed, set an anti-censorship precedent, and became India’s highest grossing documentary. He also won the HBO Best Short Film Award for Bureaucracy Sonata (2011).

Vinay’s films have partnered with Sundance, DocSociety, IDFA, IDFA Bertha, and been celebrated at leading festivals, including London, Busan, Sheffield. He also produced the renowned board games ‘SHASN’, and ‘SHASN: AZADI’.

Vinay’s second feature, While We Watched – a non-fiction newsroom drama – premiered at TIFF 2022, winning the prestigious Amplify Voices Award.