FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
2023 | Participant, Prospective Senior Fellow
Global Accelerator, Melton Foundation
2021-22 | Filmmaker, Participant, Seeds of Peace Alumni
Kitnay Duur Kitnay Paas, Seeds of Peace and the US Consulate
2021-22 | Young Advocate, Fellow
Knowledge Hub Fellowship with The YP Foundation and Empower
2022 | Scriptwriting Resident
Frakture Lab
Filmmaking and visual arts consultancy. Production, direction, and visual strategy for social impact organisations, NGOs, and cultural institutions.
Satrangi Screen
Mobile cinema and community storytelling lab. Brings film screenings and narrative workshops to communities without access to cultural infrastructure.
Advocacy & community
Co-founder, United for Transgender Health (UTH). Queer advocacy and health access work in India, with a focus on building community-led resource networks.
Teaching & facilitation
Senior Fellow and Trainer, Melton Foundation. Workshop facilitator — Tell It Like It Matters, a storytelling programme for students working on the SDGs.
EXHIBITIONS
AURORA : A Metamorphosis of Light", Lokayata Gallery
Hauz Khaz Village, New Delhi, India [1 - 3 September 2023]
At Night All Cats Are Gray, Atelier Obscura
Leiria, Portugal [July’23- Sept’23]
Exhibition + Postcard Edition
Naked Questions, Nomads Gallery
Rome, Italy [May’23- Oct’23]
AWARDS
The Christmas Party; short film, 2018, USA
Honorable Jury Mention
8th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 2019, New Delhi
Best Diversity Short Film
Newark Latino Film Festival, New Jersey
Best Student Short
New Delhi Film Festival 2020
Official Selection:
Cinemadamare, Venice, Italy
International Shorts, Melbourne
Jaipur International Film Festival, 2021
Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, 2020
5th International Short Film Festival, Pune
Best Global Shorts ,Tamil Nadu
Filmingo International Short Film Festival, Mumbai
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions, Lift-Off Global Network
The Thief; short film, 2014, India
Official Selection:
Jagran Shorts, Jagran International Film Festival, 2014
International Eurofilm Festival, 2015 -Student Art Film, Florida, 2014
West Virginia Filmmakers Festival, 2014
Bolgatty International Film Festival, 2014
Bangalore International Short Film Festival, 2014 -Cinephile
2014 -Delhi International Film Festival, 2014
Kanyakumari International Film Festival, 2014
The Great Indian Film and Literature Festival, 2014
EDUCATION and TRAINING
2017-2018
MFA in Cinema and Media Production, Film Direction
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
2014-2016
MA in Mass Communication
AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
2011-2014
Bachelor's Degree, Journalism and Mass Communication
Vivekananda Institute Of Professinal Studies, New Delhi
2022
Scriptwriting workshop
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), India
2021
FreeWav Electronic Music Production Residency
Bhoomi Farms, Kerala
2013, 2014
Open Frame film appreciation workshop,
Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT)
2014
Multicamera television studio production workshop,
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
2013
Television Anchoring and Production Workshop
Apeejay Institute, Delhi