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Mayuran Tiruchelvam

Mayuran Tiruchelvam, screenwriter and producer, teaches filmmaking at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. His most recent production, The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, won the audience award at South By Southwest and premiered on PBS and Netflix in January 2018. Other films include The Girl is in Trouble, To Be Takei and My First Kiss and the People Involved.

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How Nate Parker’s Past Sexual Violence Can Transform Hollywood’s Sexist Present

Writer-producer Mayuran Tiruchelvam on the current controversy surrounding the actor, and what positives can be drawn from the situation.

September 2, 2016
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Jesse Williams, Black Lives Matter and How Filmmakers Can Help Fight Racism in America

Inspired by Jesse Williams' BET speech, writer-producer Mayuran Tiruchelvam on how the film community can aid the Black Lives Matter movement.

July 21, 2016