Nexus Studios and Mighty Nice direct animation for She Creates Change on Discovery Asia

Room to Read’s She Creates Change, a series of six animated shorts with accompanying live-action mini-documentaries, brings the inspiring true stories of six courageous young women from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Vietnam to the screen.

Launched on International Women’s Day and screening across Asia, the series shows what happens when girls discover their own power. Nexus Studios and Mighty Nice directors – Bonnie Forsyth, Claudia Chinyere Akole, Hannah Lau-Walker, Neeraja Raj, Prasanti Aswani and Siqi Song – created the animation, bringing these important stories to life.

She Creates Change broadcasts as a three-episode series on March 8, 15 and 22 on Discovery Asia in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, and on TLC India and Discovery+ India in Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

She Creates Change is backed by a women-led creative team with executive producers Dr. Geetha Murali, Brenda Chapman (Brave), Jill Culton (Abominable), Freida Pinto (Mr. Malcom’s List) and BAFTA and Emmy-winning entertainment studio Nexus Studios. Emmy-winner Martha Adams (Girl Rising) served as series director and alongside Ian Blei, as series producer. Moonshine Pictures led live action production with production support by Cineflix Media Inc.

The young women featured in She Creates Change — Dewmini, Diksha, Keya, Naifat, Trang and Yashika — are true heroes and their stories can inspire more girls to discover their own power.

Episodes feature voice performances by Freida Pinto, Charithra Chandran, Prajakta Koli, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Amita Suman, Amrita Acharia, and Quyen Ngo. Animation was directed by a diverse group of women directors curated by Nexus Studios, including Bonnie Taylor Forsyth, Claudia Chinyere Akole, Hannah Lau-Walker, Neeraja Raj, Prashanti Aswani, and Siqi Song. Karun Mungai performs the original song “Who I Am” written by Warsan Shire and composed by Lucie Treacher. Sound and music production was provided by Brain Audio. She Creates Change was made possible with generous support from the Troper Wojcicki Foundation, Comic Relief US and Tatcha.

She Creates Change has been recognized as an official selection of Tribeca Festival (Tribeca X Award), Manchester Animation Festival (Best Short Film for Children), London Short Film Festival, the British Animation Awards (2024 Audience Award) and the San Francisco International Film Festival. The series premiered as a feature-length film as an official selection of the SXSW EDU Film Program on March 5, 2024.