Govindini Murty

Who is Govindini Murty?

Govindini Murty is a U.S. Indian actress and writer. She has been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and the Los Angeles Times, and is currently the Coeditor of Libertas Film Magazine.

Murty has appeared on television to share her thoughts on Hollywood and popular media. She has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, A.M.C., BBC, and in 2007 she cohosted an episode of At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper on A.B.C. In addition to The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and the LA Times, her columns on film have also been published in the New York Daily News and Human Events.

She is also a public speaker and independent film-maker. In 2004 Govindini cofounded with Jason Apuzzo the Liberty Film Festival, held in West Hollywood, California, which promoted films with alternative messages to mainstream Hollywood from 2004 to 2008.

Murty is also the cofounder and coeditor with Jason Apuzzo of the on-line film magazine Libertas, established in January 2005, which has become a widely read and influential blog in the film world. New York Times film critic A.O. Scott called Libertas “insightful as well as provocative,” and LA Times film columnist Patrick Goldstein called Libertas “a must read.” In 2007, Libertas was voted one of the top three society blogs on the internet during the 2007 Weblog Awards.