Prakshi Malik is an award-winning filmmaker working collaboratively to make films that sway our collective imaginations.
Prakshi’s films like BAAHAR and EMBERS have screened internationally at festivals like New Orleans Film Festival, PBS Short Film Festival, Jaipur International Film Festival, Tasveer South Asian Film Festival, Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival among others. Her editing work includes an Emmy-nominated short documentary, an award-winning narrative feature, an experimental dance film that screened on Twin Cities PBS, and a web series on biking for REI.
Prakshi grew up in Delhi, India and is based in Minneapolis, Mni Sota Makoce, on Dakota and Anishinaabe land. Her work has been supported by Austin Film Society, Austin Alliance for Women in Media, City of Minneapolis and St Paul Neighborhood Network. Prakshi recently participated in Firelight Media’s Regional Lab and Netflix’ Documentary Archival Research Training Program.
Prakshi's background in dance and ensemble theatre influences her empathy as a director and her rhythm as an editor. She has trained in Kuchipudi dance, West African dance and performed with Ananya Dance Theatre. She holds a BA in Media and Cultural Studies from Macalester College and MFA in Film Production from the University of Texas at Austin. Prakshi is a member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Asian American Documentary Network and Alliance of Documentary Editors.
In telling women’s stories from diasporic and global communities of color, how to preserve the tenderness and the resistance?
In the language of cinema, how to distill the emotional truths?
Current Projects and Updates:
UNTITLED ABUKA SANDERS FAMILY PROJECT (In Production)
Directed by Alfred Sanders and Prakshi Malik
The family and friends of Abuka Sanders, a father, musician and entrepreneur who was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department twenty years ago, speak to the lingering impact of losing him to police violence, intergenerational trauma and the healing needed after the protests and hashtags go away.
Supported by the Creative Response Fund from the City of Minneapolis, and the Fresh Vantage Post Grant from St. Paul Neighborhood Network
BAAHAR: Distribution on PBS
Watch Baahar on PBS as part of an anthology of indie short films by filmmakers from Minnesota, curated by FilmNorth.