Vaishali Sinha Pro
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- VaishaliSinha
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Film Projects
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Ask the Sexpert (2017)
- Director, Producer
- A film about Dr. Mahinder Watsa, a highly popular 93-year-old sex advice columnist in Mumbai.
- Watch online | Buy the DVD
- More details | Official website
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Made in India (2010)
- Director, Co-Producer
- A film about the human experiences behind the phenomenon of outsourcing surrogate mothers to India.
- Watch online | Buy the DVD
- More details | Official website
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Give It A Shot (2026)
- Director/Producer
- A global race to develop a new male contraceptive that could revolutionize family planning.
- More details | Official website
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Bio
Vaishali produced and directed the award-winning feature documentaries, MADE IN INDIA (PBS, Kanopy) and ASK THE SEXPERT (PBS World, Netflix India, Amazon Prime). Made in India followed the story of a couple who journeyed from Texas to Mumbai to have a baby through surrogacy. Ask the Sexpert presents the growing popularity of a 92-year-old sex advice columnist in Mumbai against the backdrop of a ban on sex education in school curriculum. Vaishali was a development consultant for the Oscar winning documentary team behind PERIOD. END. OF. SENTENCE. Her latest feature documentary is GIVE IT A SHOT which premiered at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (2026). The film is in co production with Sandbox Films and ITVS.
She has received a Bellagio Center Residency Fellowship, Firelight Media DocLab Fellowship, Flaherty Seminar Fellowship and more. She was a creative advisor for the non profit Hidden Pockets Collective working on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Bangalore, India. She is a Co Founder of the non profit organization Bitchitra Collective: Indian Women in Documentary.
Vaishali's films have received support from MacArthur Foundation, ITVS, Sandbox Films, Catapult Fund, NYSCA, Chicken & Egg Pictures, NYC Women's Fund, Tribeca Film Institute and HotDocs Forum, CPH Forum, Gotham Spotlight on Documentaries, and more. Vaishali is born and raised in India and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.