Shilpa Kunnappillil is an Indian-American documentary filmmaker and editor based in Brooklyn. In her films, she explores womanhood through stories of identity, family, and culture, specifically focusing on South Asian communities. She is a 2019 NeXt Doc Fellow and winner of Fusion Film Festival’s documentary pitch competition. She is also a recent graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

She explores themes of identity and acceptance through her films, especially focusing on female-centric stories told from unrepresented perspectives. She is currently in post-production on her first feature-length documentary called The Road to Sabarimala. She has interned for a number of award-winning documentary filmmakers and currently works as an assistant editor.