Ananya Arora
Directing
Biography
Ananya Arora is a 23-year-old Delhi-based visual researcher and documentary filmmaker. With experience ranging from being a junior producer for a National Geographic show to being nominated in competition for the Film South Asia Film Festival hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal, Ananya’s roots lie in multimedia visual arts and experimentation. With their debut short documentary Khaane Ki Tasveer, which developed as a graduation project for their degree in filmmaking and management, the team managed to secure selections in over six national and international film festivals as well as limited distribution on an Australian streaming service. Working as a freelance photographer, videographer, and editor, Ananya also writes a weekly newsletter reviewing films and shares her musings about world cinema. They also attended the FTII Winter Film Appreciation course to strengthen their writing and broaden their learning about film theory in an academic sense. With an unabashed ardour for nonfiction filmmaking and an enthusiastic interest in film journalism, Ananya released their latest project, a documentary they co-directed, "Sheher Ke Under", which focuses on the conversations around independent culture in Delhi. Ananya is currently pursuing their master's in global films on a full scholarship from Newcastle University, UK.
Known For
The documentary traces the history and legacy of Poona Guest House, a place situated in the heart of Pune, and how early cinema gave rise to this establishment, its delicious traditional food, and a mother's home to many dreamers.
Portrait of Food
This documentary is about a guide and how he sees his city, Pune. The short briefly explores the relationship people have with their city and the relationship a city has with its people.
Stroll In The City
Sheher Ke Under maps the intersections of the independent cultural landscape in New Delhi. The directors of two studio spaces sit down to talk about the emergence and evolution of this exact point in time—where architecture meets art and houses turn into curatorial spaces.
Sheher Ke Under
Six college friends come together at a party—where tensions come to a head and their relationships are put to the test.
Whose Party Is It, Anyway?
date night film