Aela Callan is a documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, Germany.
[2] In 2013-14 Callan was selected for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford where she studied ways to combat hate speech online in Myanmar.
[3] She was also the recipient of the Gold UNDPI Award at the New York Festivals Film and Television Awards in 2014,[4] for her film "It's a Man's World," which appeared on the Al Jazeera Network's program 101 East[5] Between 2009 and 2013, Callan lived in Asia and filed reports for Channel Seven and Al Jazeera Television.
The many events she covered include Myanmar's 2010 elections,[6] the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami,[7] and Thailand's 2010 violent street protests.
[8] Her documentary work has focused on topics around women's rights,[9][10] and the environment[11]