Ghumantu
Community-engaged film & video, oral history, writing & artist support
About
Ghumantu (pronunciation: goo-mun-too) is the creative team of Abhi Indrekar and Michaela Henry, primarily based in Boston.
Team
Abhi Indrekar - Abhi is a documentary filmmaker raised in the traditions of street theatre and community-based art in India and trained under some of India’s most respected and daring social-political filmmakers of recent decades. (pronunciation: uh-bee) | (pronouns: he/him)
Michaela Henry - In addition to writing and co-directing, Michaela brings her background in academics, publishing, and the arts, to variously support artists and community organizations with project management and creative and practical solutions. (pronunciation: mick-kay-lah) | (pronouns: she/her)
Selected artists and organizations we have documented, supported, or collaborated with include:
L’Merchie Frazier’s public art commission from the City of Boston: “Call and Response: Radiating Safety” for Fire Station 42 in Roxbury
Lawrence Pierce (Dorchester artist)
African American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP)
The Loop Lab, Cambridge
Ashley Rose (Boston poet)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Madison Park Development Corporation (MPDC)
Dorchester Art Project (DAP)
Freedom Fighter’s Coalition, Boston
Dakxin Chhara and Budhan Theatre (Ahmedabad, India);
Contact
ghumantu.art[at]gmail