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Vyshakh Thaliyil
About Vyshakh
I'm a filmmaker and journalist from Kerala, India and have made films that explore the cultures and narratives of the Global South.
Project description
My practice-led PhD project is a study of ‘communist villages' of Pattiam in Northern Kerala and Chopwell in North East England
Research interests
- Global South
- people’s movements
- diasporic cultures
- imperialism
Personal interests
- Photography
- activism
- cooking
Publications
- Thaliyil, V. (2022). Bringing the state closer to people: 25 years of Kerala’s ‘People’s Plan’. Peoples Dispatch
- Thaliyil, V., & Radhakrishnan, M. (2021). The Second Wave of COVID-19: A Report from India. Post Colonial Politics.
Presentations
- Harvard Divinity School Film Festival (2026) - Finalist
(One Among Mortals (2025) dir. by Vyshakh Thaliyil) - International Folklore Film Festival of Kerala, Thrissur, India (2026) - Screened
(One Among Mortals (2025) dir. by Vyshakh Thaliyil) - Memory Studies Association Annual Conference, Prague (2025) - Selected to screen
(One Among Mortals (2025) dir. by Vyshakh Thaliyil) - Surviving and Thriving as a Filmmaker in the University Symposium, Northumbria University (2025) - Screened
(One Among Mortals (2025) dir. by Vyshakh Thaliyil)
Teaching
- MCH2002: Filmmaking: Ideas to Screen
- MCH1034: Introduction to World Cinema: Ideas, Art, Cultures
- MCH3090: Film Practice Project
Education
- MA in Communication- University of Hyderabad
- UGC NET Qualification for Assistant Professor, Mass Comm. And Journalism (India, 2018)
- Doc Maker Membership- International Documentary Association
Contact and further information
E-mail: thaliyilvyshakh@gmail.com
Behance profile: Behance.net/iamvyshakh
