Rintu Thomas

Biography

Rintu Thomas is an independent documentary director-producer from India and co-founder Black Ticket Films, an award-winning creative agency based in New Delhi. She is a 2018 Sundance Institute|Bertha Foundation Fellow and a Sundance Stories of Change Fellow, 2019. Her work is supported by IDFA, the Tribeca Film Institute, Chicken and Egg Pictures, the Finnish Film Foundation, the Bertha Foundation, Sorfond and the Japan Foundation. A recipient of numerous awards, including the President’s Medal in India, Rintu enjoys producing films that have the power to create social impact and transformation. Over the last 10 years, her films have ranged on from themes of environment, public health, women's rights, sustainable resilience of local communities towards climate change, among others. These films have travelled to film festivals across the world, are being used as advocacy tools for social impact, are included in the curriculum of global universities and showcased at global forums like the United Nations Climate Change Conference – becoming catalysts for new conversations.

Rintu loves bookshops, dogs and seashores.