2. Govindini Murty

Govindini Murty is the Co-Founder and Co-Editor of Libertas Film Magazine (LFM).

She is also an actress, writer, and independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She most recently acted in and executive produced the provocative independent film KALIFORNISTAN. Govindini is married to writer-director Jason Apuzzo, and has worked in film, TV, commercials, and award-winning theater productions in Los Angeles and Vancouver. In 2004, Govindini co-founded The Liberty Film Festival with Jason Apuzzo, and in 2005 co-founded the original Libertas film blog.

Govindini’s columns on film have been published in the LA Times, New York Daily News, Human Events, Newsmax, and Fugue Magazine. Govindini has also appeared numerous times on TV, including on ABC (as co-host on “At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper”), AMC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and Bravo, as well as on the BBC, French Canal Plus, Italian RAI, Japanese NHK, South Asia World TV, and Dutch national TV.

Govindini received her B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University. She grew up in India, Canada, and Malaysia (Borneo), and in addition to watching classic and foreign films, loves traveling and studying different languages and cultures.

See a full list of Govindini Murty’s posts here.

For a GALLERY OF GOVINDINI PHOTOS see here.