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Jan 26, 2009
Gita Pullapilly One Of "10 Filmmakers To Watch In 2009"
The Way We Get By producer Gita Pullapilly was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch In 2009" by The Independent, an online film and media magazine.
Here's what The Independent had to say about Gita and The Way We Get By...
Gita Pullapilly for The Way We Get By
Gita Pullapilly started her career as a television reporter and a journalist, and from there, found herself being drawn into the world of documentary filmmaking. Staying true to her journalistic roots, Pullapilly travels all over the world producing and directing films that bring to light stories that might not otherwise be told, like India: A New Life, about the homeless children of India who are left to wander the streets and fend for themselves. She recently acted as producer on the Fulbright-funded film Diary of a Refugee and was the first filmmaker chosen as a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Jordan. Most recently, Pullapilly produced The Way We Get By, a film about getting older, told through the eyes of three senior citizens who belong to a group called the Maine Troop Greeters, made famous for greeting nearly one million American troops at a tiny airport in Maine, as they return home from duty. The film is beginning its festival run this spring. Gita was a 2007-2008 WGBH Filmmaker in Residence.
