Hi, I’m Manjula — that’s Mun-joo-lah.

An Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, producer and creative leader with 20 years of non-fiction storytelling for The New York Times, PBS, KQED and more.

As a kid, I fell in love with storytelling through stacks of library books and films rented from my neighborhood video store. I loved wandering the aisles, discovering new authors, directors and ways of telling stories. Stories let me travel beyond the four walls of my home — and I wanted to give that magical gift to others.

That passion led me to Salt Lake City, where I discovered I didn’t like green Jell-O but did love the mountains and the red southern desert. There I founded Mirrorlake Films with a team of amazing creatives, producing long- and short-form documentaries for a decade.

Then I moved to the Bay Area, discovered It’s-It, and earned my master’s at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Since then I’ve made films and series for newsrooms, public media and festivals.

Twenty years in, my love for the craft keeps growing. I believe everyone has a story to tell — what I do best is find its heart and bring it to life for your audience.