In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Chettipally family has been quietly raising 3 children for the past 30 years. One of their children is the incredibly special Siri, who was diagnosed with non-verbal autism at age 3. Against all odds, Siri bravely fought through many hurdles to create a meaningful life while also learning to communicate like never before. My Name Is Siri is an inspirational story about resilience, a mother's unconditional love, and a family determined to create a better life for their daughter.
Biography:
Sarah Moshman is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and TEDx speaker whose work has been featured on Upworthy, Marie Claire, PBS, Hulu, CNN, Netflix, and Good Morning America. After directing two short documentaries about female empowerment in young women, (Girls Rock! Chicago and Growing up Strong: Girls on the Run) she set out to direct her first feature doc The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things which has been screened over 1000 times around the US and around the world in schools, groups, organizations and corporations starting conversations about gender equality. With Indieflix as the distributor, the film has been sponsored by major brands like Nordstrom, American Girl and Microsoft to spread this message far and wide. Sarah's second feature doc, Losing Sight of Shore follows the incredible journey of four women who rowed across the Pacific Ocean. The film was released globally in 190 countries on Netflix. Nevertheless is Sarah's third feature documentary which takes a look behind the headlines of #MeToo and Time's Up to shine a light on the sexual harassment crisis and use the power of cinema for change. Most recently Sarah brought her talents to the narrative realm and directed an award-winning short fiction film Unbound about the first mother to go to space starring Lauren Lapkus. Unbound won First Place at NASA's CineSpace Global Short Film Competition and is set to screen on the International Space Station!
