Ankita M. Kumar
Journalist and documentary film maker. 📍LA
- Applied for a Canada tourist visa and the IRCC got back to me saying I still hold a PR of Canada?! Apparently my parents had Canadian PR (yes, I spent some years growing up in Canada). They came back to India in 2002, but never formally gave up their PR. Any advice for how to handle this situation?
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- Afghans leave Afghanistan in the hope of a better life, but what happens when their country of refuge doesn't want them? I encourage you to watch Far from Home at the National Press Club in DC on December 3. (1/2)
- Hope to see you there! I will be there in person and the film's producer, @brenthuffman.bsky.social will join virtually. The event, co-hosted by @pulitzercenter.org, will be followed by a Q&A, moderated by Ben Alvarez from @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy (2/2)
- Reposted by Ankita M. KumarA big thank you to the extraordinarily talented @ankitakumar.bsky.social for speaking to my @medillschool.bsky.social class about her award-winning documentary "Far from Home". You can catch the film in #WashingtonDC next on 12/3 @pulitzercenter.org: pulitzercenter.org/event/far-ho...
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- Are you in LA this weekend? Then come watch my film, Far from Home - a documentary on Afghan refugees in India! Far from Home is produced by @brenthuffman.bsky.social and Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah is its Executive Producer. RSVP for either screening below by scanning the QR code:
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- Spent my birthday getting bullied on X. Just because I said journalists were an important resource for public information during COVID and we shouldn’t stand by while tech bros decimate and denigrate us. I truly wish these bots find peace in their life.
- All my friends want to know what I plan to do today. My response literally is, I just want to sleep and rest. I guess this is how birthdays look like once you turn 33?
- Thank you to the Burqas and Beer podcast for featuring me and my film, Far from Home! Check out the episode on Spotify. We are currently on an Oscar campaign and your support will help bring this film to more people across the world! @brenthuffman.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/13lR...
- Grateful for another year around the sun!
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- If you want me to believe that this administration isn’t against Indians and Mexicans then you clearly don’t know anything about America
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- I’m excited to announce that @kalwradio.bsky.social is hosting a special screening of Far from Home! Meet me at the KALW space in SF on October 7 for the screening and a discussion on refugee rights. www.eventbrite.com/e/far-from-h...
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- Our beautiful short doc, Far from Home, is now Oscar® qualified! We started this film 3 years ago with a vision to tell the world the untold story of Afghan refugees in India. There is more exciting news coming your way and we can't wait to share it! @brenthuffman.bsky.social @pulitzercenter.org
- Reposted by Ankita M. Kumar☀️Congratulations to the 2025 Sunshine Award Winners! - Jason Leopold, Bloomberg - The Chicago Headline Club - St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project 🔗Read the full press release: www.spj.org/spj-announce...
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- India has put into force a new immigration act. This means Muslim refugees are at IMMEDIATE risk of persecution. The subjects of my film, Far from Home, are in danger. They need your support. Watch Far from Home in LA if you can. It’s screening till September 25: bit.ly/far-from-home-la-screening
- This situation back home has made me realize one thing - you can't trust TV channels in India. My trust in the media has been completed eroded.
- Please be considerate. Some of us have families back home. We are unable to sleep, eat or work. War does not bring peace - it only brings destruction. Please, for the love of God, please de-escalate now. Please! #IndiaPakistan
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- I interviewed the lovely Leslie Kean for SPJ New England last week and we had a fascinating conversation about UFOs, death and the afterlife! Do check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuq-...
- I am excited to announce that my film, Far from Home, has won an award at the New Delhi Film Festival! I am excited to bring my film to India & hope to host some in-person screenings soon. Thank you to @pulitzercenter.bsky.social & @brenthuffman.bsky.social for making this film a reality!
- When I lived outside Silicon Valley, I never understood people's dissatisfaction with it. Now that I am here, I totally get it. I know the East coast has its own share of bad people, but SV people have no empathy - and that makes them incredibly dangerous in our society.
- Reposted by Ankita M. KumarThe takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem
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- There's just so much hate out there for the H1B visa. As a spouse being supported by an H1B visa holder, I can tell you not everything about this visa is bad. It gives well educated people an opportunity to legally immigrate to the US. If you close this pathway, it will adversely affect your country
- Been reading in horror about the wildfires in LA. My heart goes out to all those who lost their homes and lives to the fire. I know it will take time to rebuild, but I have deep faith in the community of LA. They will bounce back.
- Reposted by Ankita M. Kumar“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin
