Tess Joseph

Experience

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  Derek O'Brien & Associates

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

  Head - Production & Ideation

  Co-Director Bournvita Quiz Contest Pogo Amazing Kids Awards Koteeswaram Tamil / Malayalam

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  Http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2565119/

  Jan 2005 - now

  Casting Director / Producer

  Casting an ensemble cast and characters for Hollywood and independent features.

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  Sanjog

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Advisory Board Member

  Sanjog is a technical resource organisation. It provides support to states. It helps practitioners develop high quality services and interventions. It works for equity for women, men and transgendered persons; for rich and poor; for people at the centre and at the periphery. It works against all forms of abuse, violence and exploitation. The key focus is towards adolescents and youth as change agents.

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  PSBT India

  Jan 2006 - Oct 2006

  Documentary Filmmaker

  Directed "Hai Dupatta" a documentary that looked as the politics of gender in everyday clothing.

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  'Me, My World - An Adivasi Tale'' for Balamitra Badis

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  Documentary Filmmaker

  Directed the Documentary "Me and My World" for the organisation Balamitra Badis which seeks to converse the Adivasi culture and ways of learning

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  Girl Rising

  May 2012 - Dec 2017

  Producer

  Girl Rising is a groundbreaking feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to transform societies. Using the power of storytelling we work with governments, NGOs, corporations and the media to help further the transformative potential of girls education. By equipping girls with self-confidence, awareness of their social and economic rights and coupled with support of family and communities amazing things can happen!

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  Kommune

  Oct 2015 - now

  Director of Curation SPOKEN FEST

  Kommune is a collective that seeds, funds and nurtures creative performance art ideas; helping them find a place in the world.We are currently working on projects using Storytelling, Improv+Theatre, Beat Poetry and Music