contact: salonisakhardande@gmail.com

Saloni Sakhardande is an inquisitive, sharp-eyed filmmaker, having completed her BA in Film, specializing in cinematography from Whistling Woods International, Mumbai. She realized her true calling during the Non-Fiction module in film school under mentor Fareeda Mehta. Somewhere between awing in the glory of Ranjan Palit and Agnes Varda, she found filmmakers who encouraged her to pursue the joy of capturing people – from their mundane to their marvel. She has made 2 short personal documentaries which have been to a few film festivals, and are currently being screened online at Shorted India. Other than that, she is a full-time freelance cinematographer, shooting documentaries for NGOs and other organizations like Chambal Media.

FILMOGRAPHY:

• Bhima Koregaon Violence / feature docu / 2023 / as a cinematographer (Ongoing)
• Museum of Innocence / music video / 2022 / as a writer, a director, and a cinematographer
• Women Land Rights, India / feature docu / 2022 / as a cinematographer
• My Grandfather’s House / feature docu / 2022 / as a cinematographer
• Today Does Not Feel Like Today / short fiction / 2021 / as a cinematographer
• Stuti / short fiction / 2020 / as a cinematographer
• Zihaal-e-Miskeen / short fiction / 2020 / as a cinematographer
• A Birthday / short fiction / 2020 / as a writer, a director, and a cinematographer
• Grandma’s Tales / short documentary / 2020 / as a writer, a director, and a cinematographer
• Life in Lockdown / short documentary / 2020 / as a writer, a director, and a cinematographer
• Beyond the Boundaries / short documentary / 2018 / as a cinematographer

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

• Life in Lockdown / Malhaar Virtual Video Festival 2020 / Best Documentary, Screened Online (Also showing online at Shorted India)
• Grandma’s Tales / Showing online on Shorted India