‘Bridgerton’ Star Charithra Chandran Among Narrators of Gender Equality Film Series ‘She Creates Change,’ Bowing on International Women’s Day

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros. Discovery and Room to Read have partnered on “She Creates Change,” an animation and live-action film project to promote gender equality through the stories of young women around the world. Room to Read is a global education nonprofit aiming to creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality.

Presented in a series of six animated shorts with accompanying live-action mini-documentaries, “She Creates Change” features the narratives of six young women from historically low-income communities in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Vietnam. Episodes portray how each girl confronts challenges unique to her life — such as harassment, food scarcity or early marriage — by advocating for herself and her future. Episodes feature voice performances by Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionaire”), Charithra Chandran (“Bridgerton”), Prajakta Koli (“Mismatched”), Dilshad Vadsaria (“Cloak & Dagger”), Adhir Kalyan (“United States of AI”), Amita Suman (“Shadow and Bone”), Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”) and Quyen Ngo (“American Prerequisite”).

The project is backed by a women-led creative team with executive producers Geetha Murali, Brenda Chapman (“Brave”), Jill Culton (“Abominable”), Pinto and Nexus Studios. Martha Adams (“Girl Rising”) served as series director and alongside Ian Blei, as series producer. Moonshine Pictures led live-action production with support by Cineflix Media Inc.

Animation was directed by a group of women directors, including Bonnie Taylor Forsyth, Claudia Chinyere Akole, Hannah Lau-Walker, Neeraja Raj, Prashanti Aswani and Siqi Song. Karun Mungai performs the original song “Who I Am” written by Warsan Shire and composed by Lucie Treacher. Sound and music production was provided by Brain Audio.

The film narrated by Chandran follows Keya, from Bangladesh, who is struggling with harassment from boys for wanting to go to school and for speaking her mind. Through various Room to Read programs, she gains knowledge of her local legal system, advocacy and standing up for herself. She passes on her knowledge to many young women like herself.