That's because there's a NEW girl in "Boy's Town..."
Festival Co-Director
Actress/Writer Govindini Murty came to the US to attend Yale University,
where she received a BA in East Asian Studies.
While at Yale, Govindini served as Chair of the Women's Caucus of the Yale Political Union, Vice-Chair of the Independent Party, and columnist for the Yale Daily News .
Govindini recently acted in, co-wrote and executive produced the independent feature Terminal Island with her husband, Jason Apuzzo.
She's also a film columnist for HollywoodRepublicans.com, and will be featured as a guest critic on AMC's “The Movie Club” (pilot).
Govindini has been mentored in her film criticism career by Michael Medved.
She's otherwise worked in film, TV, commercials and theater in Vancouver and Los Angeles .
She played numerous roles as a member of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, won a Best Actress Award for her role as Margot in “Dial M for Murder,”
and has written eight screenplays.