Netflix, HBO, PBS (Frontline and Independent Lens), YouTube Red, Showtime, BBC, Topic and Channel 4 have broadcast her work.
She was recently selected as a participant in the “Television Academy’s Peer Circle Program", a small group of 12 Emmy winning filmmakers who meet monthly to grow their skills professionally.
She has served as a speaker, mentor, panelist and judge for TEDx, Independent Film Week, the Emmys, Oscars and other prestigious awarding bodies.
"[7] Both Hemal and co-director Mohammed Ali Naqvi received death threats after the release of the film, forcing them to go into hiding for a period of time.
[9][10] She started her filmmaking career at Odyssey Networks where she made short films focussed on building bridges of understanding in conflict zones around the world.
Hemal’s other key credits are: Philly DA, Battleground, Watergate, This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous, Among the Believers, Inshallah Democracy, Outlawed in Pakistan, Saving Face, and When the Drum is Beating.