INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE MAGAZINE

“As a female filmmaker who makes films on women-based issues, it seemed impossible to Kumar that anyone could let such a subject matter slip through the cracks.”

CLOSE UP CULTURE

“As a filmmaker who practices democratic filmmaking, I try my best to cast those who have been real-life subjects of the stories I write.”

INDIE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA

“Filmmaker Gayatri Kumar captures the fear, horror and pain the Taliban has caused to not just one, but several families all at once in only a few minutes.”

CINEJOUR

“‘Coffined at 15’ is an important spectacle that opens our eyes wide.”

DR. LAURA WILHELM, THE HOLLYWOOD TIMES

“Gayatri Kumar has one of the most original voices I have yet encountered in short films.”

LARRY NAMER, FOUNDER OF E! ENTERTAINMENT

“Coffined at 15 is a great example of how innovative young filmmakers are bringing some of the harsh realities of this world to the front of our consciousness.”