She Creates Change Film
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Award-Winning Film Promoting Gender Equality
The She Creates Change film is the first nonprofit-led animation and live action film project to promote gender equality through the stories of young women around the world.
Featuring animation with accompanying live-action documentaries, the film amplifies the narratives of six courageous young women from historically low-income communities in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Vietnam.
The film portrays how each girl confronts challenges unique to her life — such as harassment, food scarcity or early marriage — along with the life skills she uses to advocate for herself and her future. The stories address topics including climate justice, financial literacy, discrimination, menstruation and sexual harassment.
She Creates Change Awards & Recognitions
San Francisco International Film Festival
Official Selection, She Creates Change, 2024
SXSW EDU Film Program
Official Selection, She Creates Change, 2024
Tribeca X Award
Official Selection, She Creates Change, 2023
Manchester Animation Festival
Best Short Film for Children, She Creates Change – Dewmini, 2023
London Short Film Festival
Official Selection, She Creates Change - Trang, 2024
The Creators
She Creates Change is backed by a women-led creative team with executive producers Dr. Geetha Murali, Brenda Chapman (Brave), Jill Culton (Abominable), Freida Pinto (Mr. Malcom’s List) and BAFTA and Emmy-winning entertainment studio Nexus Studios. Emmy-winner Martha Adams (Girl Rising) served as director and alongside Ian Blei, as producer. Moonshine Pictures led live action production with production support by Cineflix Media Inc. The film features voice performances by Freida Pinto, Charithra Chandran, Prajakta Koli, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Amita Suman, Amrita Acharia, and Quyen Ngo. Animation was directed by a diverse group of women directors curated by Nexus Studios, including Bonnie Taylor Forsyth, Claudia Chinyere Akole, Hannah Lau-Walker, Neeraja Raj, Prashanti Aswani, and Siqi Song. Karun Mungai performs the original song “Who I Am” written by Warsan Shire and composed by Lucie Treacher. Sound and music production was provided by Brain Audio. She Creates Change was made possible with generous support from the Troper Wojcicki Foundation, Comic Relief US and Tatcha.
Meet the Directors
Meet Hannah Lau-Walker, director of She Creates Change: Trang from Nexus Studios
Meet Claudia Chinyere Akole, co-director of She Creates Change: Naifat from Nexus Studios
Meet Neeraja Raj, director of She Creates Change: Diksha from Nexus Studios
Meet Prashanti Aswani, director of She Creates Change: Yashika from Nexus Studios
