Lyttanya is a BAFTA Breakthrough UK Director 2021/2022 (supported by Netflix), and was named one of “50 Breakthrough Leaders” for 2021, as part of The TV Collective’s inaugural talent scheme, supported by Fremantle and Indigo Talent. She has acted as an editorial mentor for Netflix’s inaugural Documentary Talent Fund, and will form part of the judging panel to select the fund’s third year recipients. She is also a National Film and Television School alumna and visiting tutor. Her debut feature documentary, Sweet Bobby, inspired by the hit podcast of the same name, will premiere on Netflix shortly.
Lyttanya is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, committed to telling compelling and revelatory stories with purpose, sensitivity and intelligence at their heart. She is particularly interested in foregrounding underrepresented voices.
Her work has been recognised by BAFTA, and also shortlisted and nominated by the Grierson Trust, the Royal Television Society, Sheffield Doc/Fest, One World Media Awards, British Journalism Awards, Amnesty International Media Awards and Broadcast Awards, and has also been discussed in both UK Parliament and US Congress.
