Priya Thuvassery is an independent documentary filmmaker, television producer, and TEDx speaker based in New Delhi. Through her work, she challenges gender inequality by amplifying women’s voices and perspectives, creating deeply human stories shaped by the intersections of body, environment, labour, and community.

With more than 16 years of experience across documentary, television, and independent media, Priya has collaborated with leading organisations including Public Service Broadcasting Trust, NDTV, Channel NewsAsia, and Films Division of India to produce films that question entrenched narratives and foreground underrepresented experiences.

Her acclaimed independent documentaries, including Coral Woman, Survey Number Zero, City Girls, and My Sacred Glass Bowl, have been screened internationally and recognised for their nuanced, socially engaged storytelling.

Priya is a Global Ford Fellow and an INLAKS Fellow. She previously served as Co-Director of the IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival and is an alumna of the A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre. She currently serves as Co-CEO of Chambal Media, home to Khabar Lahariya.