Kanchi Wichmann

Kanchi Wichmann

WRITER

FIRST YEAR - LOS ANGELES

Kanchi is a British/German writer/director based in LA. Her debut feature BREAK MY FALL (UK 2011) was released theatrically in Germany and the UK and sold to over 20 territories worldwide. It was the first ever British lesbian film to gain a cinema release in the UK and is on the BFI list of 10 best lesbian films. Kanchi was also named on the After Ellen list ’50 directors Hollywood should be hiring’ in 2012. Kanchi’s 10-episode comedy web series, MIXED MESSAGES (DE 2017) is available online through London-based Peccadillo Pictures. 

Kanchi has also made several short films and written for film and LGBTQ publications including Another Gaze (London) and Siegessäulle (Berlin). She was a recipient of the FilmNetzwerk Berlin mentoring programme 2021/22 (Mentor - Kerstin Polte). A re-edit of Break My Fall is due for release in 2023 and she has a half hour comedy pilot and a feature script in development.