Leena Pendharkar is an award-winning writer and director whose feature film debut, Raspberry Magic, is currently making its way around the festival circuit, and will be released in theaters and via VOD (Amazon, Netflix) later this year. Her short films, both docs and narrative fiction, have won numerous awards including First Prize at EarthVision Film Festival, a Bronze award at WorldFest Houston and First Prize at the Kansas City Filmmakers’ Jubilee. Her short film, My Narmada Travels, was picked up for broadcast on Al Gore’s network, Current TV. She has also worked extensively in interactive media, and was recognized for her work with the Wired Magazine Excellence in New Media award. She teaches filmmaking at Loyola Marymount University and Otis College of Art and Design and holds a Masters in Documentary Film Production from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.