Purandhya Sharma

Producer|Director|Editor

Purandhya is an independent filmmaker from India, currently based in Los Angeles. Her areas of specialization include writing-directing, producing and documentary filmmaking. She is also credited for her work as an editor and production sound mixer. She believes nothing in life is ever wasted, because even the time spent doing nothing translates into the stories you make.

  • FILMOGRAPHY

    Writer/Director/Editor → Dolma, in post-production (short, non-fiction)
    Writer/Director/Editor → Have A Good One, 2025 (short, fiction)
    Writer/Director/Editor → Sweet Savory Life, 2024 (short, fiction)
    Writer/Director/Editor → Smaran, 2019 (short, non-fiction)

    OTHER CREDITS

    Assistant Editor → Red Storm Rising, 2025 (non-fiction)
    Sound Mixer → Chuckle with Russell, 2024 (short, fiction)
    Art Assistant → Love Eternal, 2024 (short, fiction)
    Production Assistant → God Song, 2024 (music video)
    Producer → Power Over Me, 2024 (short, fiction)
    Producer → Gradient, 2023 (short, fiction)
    Sound Mixer → Till Death, 2023 (short, fiction)
    Production Design → A Dream, 2023 (short, fiction)
    1st AC → Deaf, 2023 (short, fiction)
    Art Assistant → Diana, 2023 (short, fiction)
    Production Design → Like No Place, 2022 (short, fiction)
    Production Design → Hope, 2022 (short, fiction)
    Sound Mixer → Sudhamayee, 2020 (short, non-fiction)
    Sound Mixer → Did You Do It?, 2020 (short, non-fiction)
    Director → Teesri Khwaish “Third Wish”, 2019 (short, non-fiction)

    AWARDS

    Recipient of 2024 Paliwal Club of 100 S.T.E.A.M. scholars fund
    Best Screenplay (Student Documentary) for “Smaran (Impressions)” at Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2020
    Best Director (Student Documentary)for “Teesri Khwaish (Third Wish)” at Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2019
    and The Indian Festival of Documentaries and Short Features for John Abraham National Awards Focus Section of SiGNS 2019