Year Joined: 2016
Membership:
Regular

IQ Board Position:
VP Documentary /Non-Fiction

City: Goa
Country:
India

Languages: English, Hindi

Biography

An award winning filmmaker, Doel has been producing and directing documentaries for over 18 years. Her expertise lies in telling stories that are aimed towards impact.

She has filmed in some of the most difficult locations with the Riverbanks team to document wildlife in its natural habitat and tell stories of environmental concern. Using emerging technology she continues to find new ways to tell relevant stories and hopes to engage new audiences and make a difference.

Her recent films that she wrote and co-directed with Gautam Pandey have won International and national recognition. Gyamo – Queen of the Mountains won several awards including at Banff Mountain Festival and Jackson Wild Big Cats Festival. Her recent production has received a nomination at the prestigious Jackson Wild Media Awards, 2020. These films have also begun to create ground level impact in changing perspectives and policy.

Doel just finished writing and directing a 13 part environmental travel series based in the Northeast of India which aims to bring new perspectives and focus on this unexplored part of the country. She is currently working on a 26 part Environmental series for the National Broadcaster and writing her next film on the Elephants in India.

Doel lives with her partner and 6 year old daughter in Goa, India.

Awards / Honors

Clients / Networks

Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
National Geographic Television

Production Specialties

Documentary /Non-Fiction
New Media

Contact

Company: Riverbank Studios
Business Address: C-18, Chirag Enclave, New Delhi, 110019, India
Business Phone: 011-4163 2890/ 011-26216508
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.riverbankstudios.com/

Company Overview

Riverbank Studios was set up in 1973 by Mike Pandey with an eye on creating value based and conservation films as well as a vast footage archive. Since then the studio has grown into a fully equipped production house that makes films and television content. With 40 years of filmmaking experience backing us, the studio is a wholly integrated set up equipped to handle the entire film pipeline – from idea to the final product. The creative impulse at Riverbanks is driven by the need to work on ideas that are dynamic and socially and environmentally responsible.