Priyanka Verma, india
Filmmaker and cineamtographer

contact: priyankaverma0302@gmail.com

Filmmaker and cinematographer based in New Delhi, India.
With work spanning over nine years, she has been a part of over 100 films as a Director and Director of Photography. As a documentary cinematographer, her most recent film “Critical Juncture” (2022) has received seven nominations which include, L.A. Independent Women Film Awards (U.S), Toronto International Women Film Festival (Canada), and Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria. Her latest work as a cinematographer is a four-part docuseries, “Baited” (2023) which explores the cost marginalized communities pay for technological progress in India. It has been selected to screen at the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival.
She has worked with non-profit organizations such as Water Aid India, International Justice Mission (IJM), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNICEF, Salaam Baalak Trust, Save the Children, ALNAP, World Central Kitchen, KinderHilfe and Girls Not Brides.

FILMOGRAPHY:

  • Come As You Are / short documentary / 2022 / as a director and a cinematographer
  • Baited / docu-series / 2021 / as a cinematographer
  • Critical Juncture / feature documentary / 2020 / as a cinematographer
  • Fashion Waste / docu-series / 2020 / as a director and a cinematographer
  • 30 Under 30 / docu-series / 2018 /  as a series producer and a cinematographer
  • India’s First Women / docu-series / 2018 /   as a series producer and a cinematographer
  • Paddling with Purpose / short documentary / 2017 / as a director and a cinematographer
  • City Spaces / short documentary / 2017 / as a director and a cinematographer
  • Palliative Care / short documentary / 2016 / as a director and a cinematographer
  • Inside The World Of Child Actors / short documentary / 2016 / as a director and a cinematographer

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

  • Baited / Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival / Docu series / Vancouver / 2023 /
  • Critical Juncture / L.A. Independent Women Film Awards / feature length documentary / Los Angeles, United States / 2022 /
  • Critical Juncture / Toronto International Women Film Festival / feature length documentary / 2022 / Canada /
  • Critical Juncture / Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria / feature length documentary / 2022 / Nigeria / Honorable Mention

Critical Juncture / The Paus Premier film festival / feature length documentary / 2022 / United Kingdom /