Aneesh Chaganty

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Aneesh Chaganty
File:Aneesh Chaganty, 2018 (cropped).jpg
Chaganty in 2018
Born (1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 33)
Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Education University of Southern California
Occupation
Years active 2011–present

Aneesh Chaganty (/əˈniːʃ ˈtʃɑːɡənti/;[1]IPA: [əniːʂ tʃɑːɡəɳʈi] born January 30, 1991) is an American film director and screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2018 thriller Searching, for which he won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[2]

Early life and background

Aneesh Chaganty was born in Redmond, Washington,[3] and grew up in San Jose, California.[4] His parents, originally from Andhra Pradesh, India, moved to the U.S. in the 1980s.[4] His father, who obtained an MS degree in computer engineering from Drexel University, serves as a director and Chief Technology Officer at a software publishing, consultancy and supply company[5] founded by both his parents, AppEnsure Inc.[6]

Chaganty attended Valley Christian High School from 2005 to 2009.[7] He graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2013 with a degree in film and television production.[8]

Film career

In 2014, Chaganty's two minute short film, a Google Glass spot called Seeds, became an internet sensation after garnering more than 1 million YouTube views in 24 hours.[9] Following its success, Chaganty was invited to join the Google 5 team at Google Creative Lab in New York City, where he spent two years developing, writing and directing Google commercials.[3]

After working on over 25 short films and videos, Chaganty directed his first feature film, Searching, which was originally pitched as a short film but was offered a production budget for a feature instead,[3] was released on August 24, 2018 before opening wide on August 31,[10] also premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018.[11]

Chaganty's second film Run, a thriller starring Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen, was set to be released on January 24, 2020,[12] then May 8, 2020,[13] but was pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was released on Hulu on November 20, 2020,[14] and internationally by Netflix on April 2, 2021.[15]

Filmography

Short films

Year Film
Director Writer Notes
2007 Nug Yes Yes Also film editor and producer
2008 The Sound of Evanescence Yes Yes Also film editor
2009 Starving! Yes Yes Also film editor
2011 Alibi Yes Yes
2012 Monsters Yes Yes Also film editor
Microeconomics Yes No
Adventure, Wisconsin Yes Yes Also sound editor and producer
2014 Seeds Yes Yes Sponsored by Google Glass

Feature films

Year Film
Director Writer Producer Notes
2018 Searching Yes Yes No Feature directorial debut
2020 Run[16] Yes Yes No
2023 Missing No Story Yes

Acting credits

TV roles

Year Title
Role Note
2018 Made in Hollywood Himself Season 13
  • Episode: 46

Film roles

Year Title
Role Note
2010 The Liaison Himself Short film
2014 Google Glass: Seeds Traveller Short film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2018 Locarno Film Festival Variety Piazza Grande Award Searching Nominated
Sundance Film Festival Best of Next! Won
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
(shared with Sev Ohanian)		 Won
Sydney Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Nominated

References

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