Born in India, Sushma is a writer/director based in New York City. A storyteller with a passion for women's rights and immigrant narratives, Sushma's stories often explore/challenge the idea of home, identity, and the myth of the American Dream.
Sushma was listed as one of "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine in 2021. Her short film ANITA premiered at Venice in 2020 and went on to screen at over 50 international festivals, winning several awards including Best Int'l Short at Dublin, The Gotham Award/Focus Features Student Showcase, the NBR Student Grant Award, and Best Film at Columbia University Film Festival. Sushma's work has been featured on NPR, BOMB Magazine, Focus Features Digital, Jet Blue Airlines and Canal Plus, among others.
Her debut feature, SALT, is a recipient of SFFilm's Westridge Grant. The script also participated in Film Independent's Fast Track 2022, Gotham Week 2021 and Torino Next Lab in 2020. Sushma is an alumna of the Film MFA Program at Columbia University.
