The Impact of To Kill a Tiger Documentary

Campaign Team

NISHA PAHUJA

Director & Producer

Nisha Pahuja is an Oscar, Peabody,Grierson and Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in Toronto. Her latest film, TO KILL A TIGER, had its world premiere at TIFF where it won the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Since then, it’s garnered 29 awards including the Best Documentary Feature, Palm Springs International Film Festival, three Canadian Screen awards and the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2023. The film grew out of a long career of addressing various human rights issues, notably violence against women in India. In 2015, she won the Amnesty International media award for Canadian journalism after making a short film about the Delhi bus gang rape for Global News. Pahuja’s other past credits include the multi-award-winning THE WORLD BEFORE HER (2012 Best Documentary Feature, Jury Award Winner, Tribeca Film Festival; Best Canadian Documentary, Hot Docs; TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten; Best Documentary nominee, Canadian Screen Awards, the series Diamond Road (2008 Gemini Award for Best Documentary Series) and Bollywood Bound (2002 Gemini Award nominee). In 2024, Pahuja was invited to be a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Zara Khan

Head of Operations

Zara Khan is a seasoned Program Manager with over a decade of experience leading impactful projects across diverse industries, from Consumer Packaged Good to Tech. Having worked with prominent organizations like BMO, Autodesk, and Prodigy Education, her career spans three continents, where she honed her skills in program and project management, and cross-functional collaboration. After years of advocating for users and driving product and design solutions, Zara is now channeling her expertise into the #StandWithHer Impact Campaign, which focuses on creating meaningful change and empowering others. Zara is known for turning ideas into actionable plans balancing strategic vision with meticulous attention to detail. She excels in coordinating diverse teams, building strong partnerships, and solving complex problems collaboratively.

CLAIRE KAO

Policy & Advocacy Producer

Claire Kao (she/they) is a policy advocate committed to preventing gender-based violence in the United States and globally. With a deep belief in the power of collective action and survivor-centered policy, Claire works to ensure that national legislation reflects the lived realities and needs of all survivors —particularly underserved communities historically excluded from policy solutions. Before stepping into their current role, Claire spent nearly five years at Futures Without Violence in Washington, D.C., addressing the root causes of gender-based violence. There, they helped shape federal advocacy strategies rooted in coalition-building, grassroots mobilization, and a rigorous defense of every person's right to safety, justice, and healing. Claire brings a values-driven approach to policy change, working across movements and sectors to help build a future free from violence—and toward systems that truly support healing, dignity, and care. They attended Cornell University studying Political Theory with a concentration in History, Law, and Society. A fun fact about Claire, is they held the school record for Women's Pole Vault at Cornell University, which has since been (celebratedly) broken!

KIKI ADAMS

Impact Campaign Coordinator

Kiki Adams is a freelance production, and awards & impact campaign assistant. Kiki hopes to become a film producer for documentaries, and independent narrative films, as well as develop strategy for award and impact film campaigns. Kiki’s latest role began as the Awards Campaign Assistant for the 2024 Oscar-nominated documentary film, TO KILL A TIGER. She provided campaign assistance including outreach support, coordinating design needs, implementing marketing and social campaigns, developing promotion and PR strategy, coordinating events and tastemaker screenings, and reporting and analysis. She currently works as the Impact Campaign Coordinator for the TO KILL A TIGER #StandWithHer Impact Campaign, a producer’s assistant for the Oscar-nominated, Peabody, Grierson, and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, Nisha Pahuja, at Notice Pictures Inc., and a project coordinator for community events and screenings at the agency, Product of Culture. Prior, Kiki attended Syracuse University as a dual major studying Television, Radio, and Film at the S.I. Newhouse School for Public Communications with a concentration in post-production practices and History at the School of Arts and Sciences.

Gabby Ostoyich

Production Assistant

As Production Assistant to the To Kill a Tiger #StandWithHer Impact Campaign, Gabby collaborates with partners and team-members to help the project come to life. She assists with the educational component of the campaign, working with diverse groups to formulate and distribute a comprehensive curriculum inspired by the movie and intended to reach student audiences across the U.S. She facilitates meetings and coordinates with key partners in order to bring about meaningful dialogue and bring survivor-centered gender-based violence prevention programming to schools. Before joining the team, Gabby graduated from Boston University where she studied International Relations and Art History. She then spent two years improving her Spanish fluency and teaching in a primary school in Spain. In her work, Gabby strives to empower and uplift vulnerable groups and advocate for a more inclusive, equitable future.

ANITA I. LAKSHMAN

Communications Strategist & Writer

Anita I. Lakshman is a communications strategist, writer, and storyteller dedicated to harnessing the power of narrative, art, and community to drive social change. She is the Editor- in-Chief of Text Power Telling Magazine, which received the 2024 OutstandingTransformative Language Arts Publication of the Year Award for its groundbreaking work creating a healing and creative space for survivors of sexual trauma. Before stepping into their current role, Claire spent nearly five years at Futures Without Violence in Washington, D.C., addressing the root causes of gender-based violence. There, they helped shape federal advocacy strategies rooted in coalition-building, grassroots mobilization, and a rigorous defense of every person's right to safety, justice, and healing. Anita currently serves as Communications Strategist for the #StandWithHer Impact Campaign, inspired by the Oscar®-nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger. In this role, she develops campaign narrative, messaging, and fundraising communications to amplify survivor voices and reframe global conversations on gender justice. With more than two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership and advocacy, Anita has combined strategic vision with deep community engagement in fields spanning education, the arts, and movements for equity and inclusion. Her leadership extends to community and board service, including as a founding member of Eanes for Equity, where she co-created the Community Conversations Series, and as a board member of the Asian Family Support Services of Austin (AFSSA), where she helped raise critical funds for survivor services. Guided by empathy, strategy, and a belief in the transformative power of stories, Anita has dedicated her career to amplifying marginalized voices and building communities rooted in inclusion and compassion.

Daniel Kaplan

Digital Marketing Strategist

Daniel Kaplan is an award-winning digital marketing director and strategist with over a decade of experience leading multi-platform campaigns across the media and entertainment landscape. He has directed marketing efforts for more than 65 films, festivals, and mission-driven organizations, including high-profile projects for HBO, Netflix, ABC, Hulu, PBS, and AMC Networks’ DOC NYC—the largest documentary film festival in the United States. As the former Director of Digital Marketing and Business Development at Fever Content, Daniel spearheaded culturally resonant campaigns that helped sell out screenings, generate millions of impressions, and shape national conversations. His work has been recognized with awards, presented at industry conferences, and cited in outlets such as Forbes, Documentary Magazine, PBS, and IndieWire. Daniel’s expertise spans strategic planning, content development, team leadership, audience growth, and performance optimization, pairing creative storytelling with data-driven insights to deliver measurable impact across social, email, and paid media platforms. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California. Beyond his campaign work, Daniel is committed to mentorship and education. He has taught filmmaking and leadership skills in South Los Angeles, mentored students at The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, and completed 2 years of national service supporting children's literacy in Los Angeles public schools through AmeriCorps.

S. MONA SINHA

Executive Producer & Impact Campaign Strategist

S. Mona Sinha is the Global Executive Director of Equality Now, a global organization that campaigns for legal and systemic change to address violence and discrimination against women and girls. She has been described as “a powerful force who brings women and the world together.” For 25 years, Mona has leveraged her corporate experience to launch, lead or advise over 90 mission-aligned organizations to create a gender-equal world. She serves on the Executive Council of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, GUCCI Chime for Change board and is the former Board Chair of Women Moving Millions. Mona also serves on the Advisory Board and the Investment Committee of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia University. To date, she has catalyzed over $1 billion for social change. Mona is the 2024 Oscar-nominated Executive Producer of To Kill A Tiger. She is the Executive Producer of Disclosure, Sell.Buy.Date, and My Name is Andrea and an Executive Producer of the 73rd Tony Awards nominee for Best Play and finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, What the Constitution Means to Me (2019). She has been widely recognized by the NY Women’s Foundation, A Call to Men's Visionary award, Grace Institute's Inspiring Woman award, named one of Apolitical’s 50 Women Gender Equality Changemakers, New York Bar Association's Epiq award, Columbia Business School's Horton Award for Excellence in Social Enterprise, named on Forbes: 50 over 50 Impact list and many more. In 2015, she received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an award presented annually to US citizens whose accomplishments and service in their field are cause for celebration.

ENA CHADHA

Special Advisor

Ena Chadha is a senior Indo-Canadian human rights lawyer, investigator, educator and mediator, whose career is dedicated to equality rights and tackling systemic discrimination. Ena is Chair of the Ontario Human Rights Legal Support Centre and served as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Prior to her appointment as HRLSC Chair, Ena served as co-reviewer of the systemic racism review of the Peel District School Board and precedent-setting Vice-Chair with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Previously, Ena was Director of Litigation with ARCH: Disability Law Centre. Ena has a Journalism degree from TMU/Ryerson and received her LL.B. from University of Saskatchewan. She obtained her LL.M. research degree from Osgoode in 2008. Ena has published extensively on equality rights. Ena is the 2019 recipient of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce's Female Professional of the Year Award; 2022 Canadian Law Awards Female Trailblazer Award; the only recipient of the Ontario Bar Association’s 2022 Distinguished Service Award and 2023 recipient of the Law Society Medal.

BEESHAM SEECHARAN

Special Advisor

Being thankful for the opportunities as the son of working-class Indo-Caribbean immigrants from Trinidad & Tobago, Beesham has used his role as an international corporate lawyer to be a supporter of diverse communities and impactful entrepreneurship in local and national public, private, and nongovernmental sectors. Beesham is Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel at Matthews South. Previously, Beesham advised the equity derivatives and convertibles businesses of Goldman Sachs as a Managing Director and Senior Counsel. Beesham previously worked at JPMorgan Chase and in the New York and London offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell. Prior legal experience includes work at Shearman & Sterling, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Department of Education. Beesham is chair of the board for Sakhi for South Asian Survivors and other service includes on the Board of the Orchard Project, Board of Visitors of Columbia Law School, on the Advisory Boards of the Center for Public Research and Leadership at Columbia University and the Center for Leadership at Florida International University, on the Legal & Finance Advisory Committees for the New York City Urban Debate League. In the arts, beyond his support of To Kill a Tiger, Beesham has had producing roles in other path-breaking productions including BAFTA- and Emmy-nominated documentary Beyond Utopia and Tony-nominated Here Lies Love on Broadway. Beesham received a JD and the Parker School Certificate in Foreign and Comparative Law from Columbia Law School and earned at the same time an MS in Mathematics and an AB in International Relations from Stanford University.