The FIlmmaker's Life with Kopal Goyal - 08/24/23

Our guest this week was Kopal Goyal. Kopal is changing perspectives about women in India with her films while using her skills as a rock climber. On one of her first films, she belayed while filming athletes, even when monkeys attacked the camera setup. Host, Joanne Butcher, talks to her about the journey of combining her love of climbing with her love of storytelling! To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home . Kopal Goyal is an adventure documentary filmmaker and rock climber based in India. One of her first films Ganesha 8b+, is about India’s hardest sport climbing route, which was distributed by climbing magazines around the world including Rock and Ice, Climbing, and UKC magazine on their platforms. Since then, she's worked on several documentaries that have screened internationally and won awards, such as Kokankada and Durga: Forging A New Trail. Her other film "Free Soul" won the "Best Extreme Sports Film" award at IMF Film Festival 2020. Her story has been featured in Redbull, YourStory, BBC Hindi, The Week, India Today magazine, and various other news portals across the country. As part of Project Wild Women’s impact, she has founded What Culture and Inspire Crew, a supporting organization and a media platform to identify more people practicing extreme and gravity sports in India, give them an identity, encourage more participation with compassion regardless of age, gender, or social status. To watch some of Kopal's films, please go to: https://www.inspirecrew.com/adventureondemand You can also watch "The Rakchham Affair" at https://youtu.be/2Sk-WG5Vh_U To learn more about Joanne Butcher and her company visit https://www.filmmakersuccess.com