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 2024 Signpost Fellow, the 2024 Birch Fellow at Tofte Lake Artist Residency, and was selected for a 2025 Ucross Residency, the Rickshaw Shorts Program, and Rideback RISE Circle. As the son of Indian immigrants, Sid hopes to tell nuanced stories of underrepresented communities. He is represented by Three Six Zero and Paradigm.

Contact
sidgopinath95@gmail.com
@sid.gopinath