Juror
GROUNDED? 7th Annual Juried Film/Video Screening 

Kirthi Nath is an award winning filmmaker, writer, educator and curator. Her films have shown in several festivals and events including a solo show at The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Moondance International Women's Festival, San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, Berkeley Women of Color festival and Ladyfest (Olympia, Scotland, Bay Area and Texas). As an artist, her tactile and dreamlike works explore female subjectivity, memory, desire, and racial and sexual identities. As an educator, Kirthi teaches video and distribution at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) where she strives to empower young people to become both producer and audience. As an active member in the art community, Kirthi has appeared on several panels and been a guest juror for film festivals, including the SF International Film Festival and MadCat International Women's Film Festival. Kirthi completed her MFA in the Visual Arts graduate program at the University of California, San Diego and currently lives in San Francisco.