Talent Guide

Pulkit Datta

  • Discipline:Producer
  • Program Year:CNN Docuseries Intensive 2022

Bio

Pulkit Datta is a producer, director, writer, and film programmer, with over a decade of experience, based in New York. He started his career assisting award-winning director Mira Nair and has since worked on a wide range of international projects. He has worked on the creative development and production of scripted films, documentaries, commercials, short films, music videos and multimedia campaigns. His films have been screened at festivals such as Toronto, Tribeca, Cinequest, Atlanta, Fantasia, and more. Pulkit has independently produced the feature documentary THE FORGETTING GAME, and is a producer on INVISIBLE, a feature documentary releasing in 2022. He also produced the gun-violence-themed short documentary DO WE BELONG?, which was released by The Atlantic and won several festival awards, and was shortlisted for an IDA Award. Pulkit is an Impact Partners Producing Fellow, Center for Asian American Media Fellow, and is an alum of IFP (USA), NFDC Film Bazaar (India), and Cine Qua Non-Lab (Mexico).

Current Project

Vs. Goliath

Logline

A retired schoolteacher, a former oil refinery worker, a veteran, and a group of indigenous students make up a diverse coalition of activists from across the country fighting to protect their homelands from further destruction by the powerful fossil fuel industry. Together, rooted in their faith, deep commitment, and service to their communities, they stand firm in the shadow of Goliath, refusing to back down.