Nandini Rao
Writing
Biography
A graduate from the University of Nottingham and the Oxford School of Drama, Nandini Rao is a screenwriter and a movie director from Bangalore, India. In 2021, she participated in and was declared the winner of the CANNESFILMS Unlimited writing residency, a program organised by Vivendi, Canal+, The Black List and the Université Côte d'Azur with the aim of nurturing the next generation of screenwriters. In 2022, she wrote and co-directed the animated short film Spirit of the Forest with a grant received from the National Geographic Society.
Known For
Movie about the the hardship faced by South Asian students arriving in the UK.
London Life
A program of 4 short films to awaken nature and hearts! Spring is just around the corner. In the middle of the jungle or the forest, nature takes back its rights, encounters surprise more than one, feelings of love blossom and troubadours sing for the queen. Stories of great originality brought to life by young animation talents to celebrate this season full of promise.
A Tale of Springtime
A little girl stumbles into a sacred grove near her village in south India. She disturbs the spirit of the forest, who takes her on an adventure to illuminate the origins of this ancient swampland.
Spirit of the Forest
Disillusioned shoe salesgirl Sonja didn't expect to stumble upon love in a photobooth. Nor did she expect that, as she started to open up more and more to her partner Karl, the image she was so used to projecting to the world - and herself - would be called into question...