Govindini Murty
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Govindini Murty is an Indian American
actress and writer. She has been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and the Los Angeles Times, and is currently the Co-Editor of Libertas Film Magazine.
Murty has appeared on television to share her thoughts on Hollywood and popular culture. She has appeared on CNN
, Fox News, MSNBC
, AMC, BBC
, and in 2007 she co-hosted an episode of At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper on ABC
. In addition to The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and the LA Times, her columns on film have also been published in the New York Daily News and Human Events.
She is also a public speaker and independent filmmaker. In 2004 Govindini co-founded with Jason Apuzzo the Liberty Film Festival
, held in West Hollywood, California, which promoted films with alternative messages to mainstream Hollywood from 2004 to 2008.
Murty is also the co-founder and co-editor with Jason Apuzzo of the online film magazine Libertas, established in January 2005, which has become a widely read and influential blog in the film world. New York Times film critic A.O. Scott called Libertas “insightful as well as provocative,” and LA Times film columnist Patrick Goldstein called Libertas “a must read.” In 2007, Libertas was voted one of the top three culture blogs on the internet during the 2007 Weblog Awards.
The Liberty Film Festival and Libertas went on hiatus in the summer of 2008, with Libertas returning in its current form as Libertas Film Magazine (LFM) in the Spring of 2010. The new Libertas appears to have a different emphasis from that of its predecessor. Its stated purpose is to promote "films that celebrate freedom, democracy, and the dignity of the individual," and the new site routinely features short films, feature films, webisodes, trailers and reviews of what it terms "pro-freedom films" currently in theaters or on DVD. Murty appears weekly on the Lars Larson
national radio talk show to discuss film.
In 2009 Murty and Apuzzo also teamed to produce the independent feature film "Kalifornistan." Murty stars in the film, and was its executive producer. "Kalifornistan" opened the Free Thinking Film Festival in Ottawa, Canada on November 12, 2010.
Indian American
Indian Americans are Americans whose ancestral roots lie in India. The U.S. Census Bureau popularized the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Indigenous peoples of the Americas who are commonly referred to as American Indians.-The term: Indian:...
actress and writer. She has been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and the Los Angeles Times, and is currently the Co-Editor of Libertas Film Magazine.
Murty has appeared on television to share her thoughts on Hollywood and popular culture. She has appeared on CNN
CNN
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, Fox News, MSNBC
MSNBC
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, AMC, BBC
BBC
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, and in 2007 she co-hosted an episode of At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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. In addition to The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and the LA Times, her columns on film have also been published in the New York Daily News and Human Events.
She is also a public speaker and independent filmmaker. In 2004 Govindini co-founded with Jason Apuzzo the Liberty Film Festival
Liberty Film Festival
Founded in July of 2004 by American independent filmmakers Jason Apuzzo and Govindini Murty, the Liberty Film Festival took place primarily in West Hollywood, CA and was active between 2004 and 2008. The LFF screened over 80 films, of which approximately fifty were premieres and thirty achieved...
, held in West Hollywood, California, which promoted films with alternative messages to mainstream Hollywood from 2004 to 2008.
Murty is also the co-founder and co-editor with Jason Apuzzo of the online film magazine Libertas, established in January 2005, which has become a widely read and influential blog in the film world. New York Times film critic A.O. Scott called Libertas “insightful as well as provocative,” and LA Times film columnist Patrick Goldstein called Libertas “a must read.” In 2007, Libertas was voted one of the top three culture blogs on the internet during the 2007 Weblog Awards.
The Liberty Film Festival and Libertas went on hiatus in the summer of 2008, with Libertas returning in its current form as Libertas Film Magazine (LFM) in the Spring of 2010. The new Libertas appears to have a different emphasis from that of its predecessor. Its stated purpose is to promote "films that celebrate freedom, democracy, and the dignity of the individual," and the new site routinely features short films, feature films, webisodes, trailers and reviews of what it terms "pro-freedom films" currently in theaters or on DVD. Murty appears weekly on the Lars Larson
Lars Larson
Lars Larson is a conservative U.S. talk radio show host based in Oregon. Larson hosts a national talk radio show, which as of 2009 is syndicated by Compass Media Networks...
national radio talk show to discuss film.
In 2009 Murty and Apuzzo also teamed to produce the independent feature film "Kalifornistan." Murty stars in the film, and was its executive producer. "Kalifornistan" opened the Free Thinking Film Festival in Ottawa, Canada on November 12, 2010.
External links
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6685898/Transcript of the 8 December 2004 edition of Scarborough CountryScarborough CountryScarborough Country was an opinion/analysis show broadcast on MSNBC Monday - Thursday at 9 P.M. ET. It was hosted by former congressman Joe Scarborough....
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.com] - Political Animal - Washington Weekly
- Liberty Film Festival
- Wikipedia Liberty Film Festival pageLiberty Film FestivalFounded in July of 2004 by American independent filmmakers Jason Apuzzo and Govindini Murty, the Liberty Film Festival took place primarily in West Hollywood, CA and was active between 2004 and 2008. The LFF screened over 80 films, of which approximately fifty were premieres and thirty achieved...
- Official "Kalifornistan" website
- Govindini Murty bio