photo by Eliza Moreno

Sid Gopinath is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, musician, and photographer.

In 2021, his writing partner Aditya Joshi and he sold SHIKAAR, a horror thriller TV show set in colonial India, to FX. Most recently, Sid was a writer on Seasons 1 and 2 of the Amazon show WE WERE LIARS and co-directed the short documentary FINDING OUR WILD, created with REI Co-Op Studios. He also has directed music videos for various indie artists including Mayyadda, bluesoul, and NOAMZ.

Sid is a 2025 WGAE & Filmnation New York Screenwriting Fellow, 2025 Ucross Artist in Residence, 2025 Stio x 5Point Short Film Challenge Winner, 2024 Signpost Fellow, 2024 Birch Fellow at Tofte Lake Artist Residency, Rideback RISE Circle Member, and was selected for the Rickshaw Shorts Program. As the son of Indian immigrants, Sid tells stories about memory, belonging, and defragmentation.

Contact
sidgopinath95@gmail.com
@sid.gopinath