technicolour
troublemakers
A space to move past surface-level networking, so women and nonbinary people of colour in documentaries can connect with power, lift each other up, and ensure that our perspectives and stories are heard.London-based with global connection.
Women of colour are few and far between in the documentary film world. And with crisis after crisis hitting our industry, it's becoming more likely that many of us drop out, and our stories go back to being hidden, hard to seek out and discover.What can make this work sustainable and joyful is community—to connect with one another in ways are more meaningful, where we speak beyond our jobs and build trust and solidarity.We believe that networking is at its best when it's generative, connective, and playful. At Technicolour Troublemakers, we want to build a community of people who can lift each other to greater heights, and it starts with thoughtful gatherings.We embrace women, nonbinary, and gender queer people of colour in our community.
who are we?
We’re Tulasi and Rachel, two women of colour in docs. Mutual admiration led to friendship, which led to conversations about what we were missing in the industry—and here we are.
tulasi das
Tulasi is a director, producer, and writer focused on global social and environment issues. Born in the Netherlands, she moved to London when she was selected for a Talentlab to develop an interactive documentary on empathy. She was one of 12 filmmakers selected for the BBC's Production Trainee Scheme, where she produced shorts for Current Affairs, worked in Development, and filmed in Ethiopia. She was integral to the conception of digital educational platform Itza Media, working with them to create materials for WWF and other major partners, and winning an audience's choice award. Her work has been shown at BAFTA, the BBC, and has amassed millions of views online. She has worked on shoots in Singapore, India, Cyprus, and many other countries.
rachel clara reed
Rachel is a mixed-race, Chinese-American documentary film editor, director and story consultant drawn to the intersections of identity, displacement, belonging, resilience, grief, and culture. Her work has appeared in outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, and BBC, and has been screened and awarded at festivals such as Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Slamdance Group's The Indies, and the One World Media Awards. It has also supported human rights activism. Rachel is a collective member of m-sj, an arts residency and artist refuge for experimentation. She believes in an ethics of care in filmmaking and the projects she works on are true collaborations with participants, co-created with person-specific dignity.