Gunjan Menon is a Producer-Director, National Geographic Explorer, and the founder of the impact-first studio Beyond Premieres, dedicated to moving hearts with powerful documentaries.

Her work has garnered over 50 awards across 20 countries, broadcast on Nat Geo Wild, BBC, PBS, Discovery, and Disney+. Her 2018 student BAFTA-shortlisted ‘The Firefox Guardian’ still travels to festivals, sparking dialogues about red pandas and ecofeminism.

She’s a TEDx speaker, advocates for intersectional climate justice and leads storytelling workshops for young female-identifying photographers and filmmakers.