I’m a director working across current affairs, investigative and observational documentaries- and the occasional creative short- for broadcasters and digital platforms. As someone who grew up in an immigrant Tamil family in Germany, I am drawn to stories of displacement, identity formation, civil rights and citizenship. So “The Journalist And The Jailer” seems like a natural extension of my previous work and interests. But in terms of form and editorial voice, it marks a significant evolution away from some of the conventions I have come to rely on. For this film, Luna Watfa and I have made an intentional decision to eschew a filmmaker-subject relationship, and opted instead to collaborate as director and journalist. She is uniquely positioned to tell this story, and as a print journalist, she knows how to report and write it for the page. I see my role as providing editorial and creative direction to shape the narrative for the screen, but I want to do so in ways that help her preserve her voice.
ProjectsAdithya Sambamurthy is known for The Robert MacNeil Report (1975), Anywhere But Washington (2016) and Catfight (2016).
ProjectsAdithya Sambamurthy is known for The Robert MacNeil Report (1975), Anywhere But Washington (2016) and Catfight (2016).