Meet Our All Women of Color Team Behind the Magic

Aneri Shah, Director

In March 2020, Aneri was faced with an impossible decision. Her cousin, who was working on the frontlines as an ER physician in NYC asked her, “Will you take care of my newborn if something happens?” This fueled her to begin capturing South Asian and Black women’s stories across NYC, Chicago, and LA, as they fought the toughest battles of their lives and rose as leaders within their respective communities.

Working at the intersection of technology and media for the last 12 years while writing and doing stand-up comedy about her South Asian-American identity, Aneri brings her vibrant voice to her debut documentary film, Beyond the Frontlines.

Florencia Reolon, associate director & editor

Florencia Reolon is an Uruguayan director and editor based in Barcelona.

Florencia has directed two documentaries for Unicef: 2 lives: “2 Miles Apart” and “Love and No More No Less”. She has also been the producer of the docu-fiction DOCOM, winner as the Best Documentary at the 12o International Festival for Schools of Cine organised by the Uruguayan School of Cinema.

Kopal goyal, editor

Kopal is an India-based documentary filmmaker and editor. For the past several years, she has been working towards creating stories that speak authentically to people. She builds compelling narratives and emotional stories around Indian women who, against the backdrop of a conservative society, practice extreme sports, such as rock climbing. These women use sports as a tool to break their own limits and conquer their fear after a lifetime of being told they “aren’t good enough” or “strong enough”.

FIZ OLAJIDE, STORY CONSULTANT

Fiz Olajide is a Documentary and Brand Film Leader making award-winning films for global brands and independently. Her work is characterized by a careful curation of beautifully considered visuals with intimate storytelling. Her intuitive sense and pursuit of storytelling excellence has driven the creative thinking on collaborations with Google, Uber, YouTube and American Express, across a variety of documentary and branded content projects, and has garnered recognition from industry luminaries such as SXSW, New York Film Festival, DOC NYC, Atlantic Selects, Vimeo Staff Picks and more.

Fiz’s ultimate mission as a Black female filmmaker is to use her curiosity to vision what is possible resulting in an amplification of undiscovered voices and experiences.

PRIYA DARSHINI, COMPOSER

Priya Darshini is an Indian singer/songwriter from Mumbai now residing in New York City. She received her first Grammy nomination for Best New Age Album for her debut album “Periphery” which was recorded live in a 12 hour continuous session in an abandoned church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Chesky Records released the album.

Sharika ajaikumar, head editor

Sharika Ajaikumar is a Brooklyn-based editor from India. Her credits include "Chasing Chasing Amy"(Tribeca 2023), "For Flint" (Tribeca 2017), and "40Days: Joshua vs. Ruiz Jr". She has worked on projects for a diverse range of clients, including DAZN, Discovery, Condé Nast, Food Network, NASDAQ, and The Players' Tribune. She holds a Master's degree in Television, Radio, and Film from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.