EDUCATION:
2009 MFA (Film), San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, United States
2004 MA, Mass Communciation, AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia University, Delhi NCR, India
2002 BA (Hons), Political Science, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, Delhi NCR, India
Countries: India
States: Karnataka, Delhi NCR, Tamil Nadu
Cities: Delhi NCR, Bengaluru
Languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam
Sandhya Kumar’s works are rooted in non-fiction and inspired by the desire to make visible the poetry of everyday life. A graduate of Jamia Millia University and San Francisco Art Institute, her films have traveled in India and internationally, with screenings at the Mumbai International Film Festival, the Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, SF MOMA, the 3rd South Asian Film Festival, Film South Asia, Kathmandu and International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala. Sandhya has received film grants from India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) and has been an ATSA fellow at ARThink South Asia. She currently lives in Bengaluru where she is a trustee of Vikalp Bengaluru, a filmmakers’ collective committed to creating platforms for documentary films to reach wider audiences. She also conducts workshops and training sessions on the filmmaking process for learners of all levels.