Jannat Gargi is an Emmy- and Peabody Award–winning producer and creative film executive with 25 years of experience, leading content divisions at Westbrook, Vice Media, and Vulcan Productions. She has developed and produced commercially successful, impact-driven films that tackle critical issues, including the Academy Award–winning Best Documentary Summer of Soul three-time Academy Award–nominated Flee Emmy-winning Body Team 12, The Reason I Jump, Step, Lift, Copa 71, and Master of Light. Gargi is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Documentary Branch (AMPAS) and the Producers Guild of America (PGA), and serves on the Board of Directors for Washington Filmworks and The Redford Center. She was born and raised in Punjab, India.

As the associate director at programs at Chicken & Egg Pictures, Elaisha oversees the Chicken & Egg Award and the Research & Development grants for mid-career filmmakers. She believes that the documentary craft is a means to increase gender diversity and inclusion, both in the arts and in the zeitgeist. Prior to this position, Elaisha served as Senior Producer for CBS Original Documentaries, where she oversaw several documentary series for Paramount+ and streaming platforms. Her documentary work has been featured on National Geographic, CNN, The New York Times, and Vice. She has received awards and grants from the Nation Institute, the Pulitzer Family, the Emmy Foundation, and the Ontario Arts Council. In 2018, she was a Sundance New Voices fellow and a Cine Qua Non screenwriting fellow. Her films have screened at BFI London, the Maryland Film Festival, the Brooklyn Film Festival, London Shorts, and Planet in Focus. Elaisha holds a Master’s degree in Documentary Filmmaking from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.