Jannat Gargi(I)
- Producer
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Jannat Gargi is an Emmy and Peabody winning producer and executive producer of the Academy Award winning documentary, Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). As a veteran film executive and creative producer, Gargi has executive produced and produced numerous award winning documentary films and series across genre and platform.
As SVP of Documentaries for Westbrook Studios, Gargi established the documentary division with a premium slate of films including Copa71, with Executive Producers Serena and Venus Williams, which was the opening night documentary of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and, Full Circle, about the first all-black climbing team to summit Mt Everest. Prior to joining Westbrook, Gargi served as VP of Documentaries for VICE Studios overseeing development for a slate of premium documentaries and series including as Executive Producer of three-time Academy Award nominated documentary FLEE (2022) and The American Gladiators for ESPN's 30 For 30 series (2023).
Prior to VICE Studios, Gargi served as Head of Documentary Films for Vulcan Productions where she developed and produced a wide range of acclaimed, cause-based documentary films including Academy Award Nominated short documentary, Lead Me Home (2022), LIFT (2022) Master of Light, Best Documentary winner SXSW (2022), Academy Award nominated short documentary, Hunger Ward (2021), Sundance Audience Award winner The Reason I Jump (2019), and Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning Body Team 12 (2016). In her work as an independent producer, Gargi co-executive produced the Academy Award nominated short documentary Knife Skills (2018) and produced the Emmy nominated feature documentary CIRCO (2010). Gargi is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Belizien Grove (the next-generation of global women leaders) and serves on the Board of Directors for Washington FilmWorks and as the Co-Chair of The Redford Center, a non-profit that harnesses the power of media to engage people and galvanize environmental action.
As SVP of Documentaries for Westbrook Studios, Gargi established the documentary division with a premium slate of films including Copa71, with Executive Producers Serena and Venus Williams, which was the opening night documentary of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and, Full Circle, about the first all-black climbing team to summit Mt Everest. Prior to joining Westbrook, Gargi served as VP of Documentaries for VICE Studios overseeing development for a slate of premium documentaries and series including as Executive Producer of three-time Academy Award nominated documentary FLEE (2022) and The American Gladiators for ESPN's 30 For 30 series (2023).
Prior to VICE Studios, Gargi served as Head of Documentary Films for Vulcan Productions where she developed and produced a wide range of acclaimed, cause-based documentary films including Academy Award Nominated short documentary, Lead Me Home (2022), LIFT (2022) Master of Light, Best Documentary winner SXSW (2022), Academy Award nominated short documentary, Hunger Ward (2021), Sundance Audience Award winner The Reason I Jump (2019), and Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning Body Team 12 (2016). In her work as an independent producer, Gargi co-executive produced the Academy Award nominated short documentary Knife Skills (2018) and produced the Emmy nominated feature documentary CIRCO (2010). Gargi is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Belizien Grove (the next-generation of global women leaders) and serves on the Board of Directors for Washington FilmWorks and as the Co-Chair of The Redford Center, a non-profit that harnesses the power of media to engage people and galvanize environmental action.