Bio
Purandhya is an independent filmmaker from India, currently based in Los Angeles, California. Her work explores themes of gender, history, culture, and society, often centering on the lived experiences of women. Her recent projects include Dolma, Have A Good One and Sweet Savory Life. Her documentary Smaran won Best Screenplay at the 9th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2020 and was officially selected at festivals such as the 17th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival 2021 and the 3rd Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival 2020.
Purandhya holds an MFA in Film & TV Production from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles and has studied Creative Documentary Filmmaking at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication. She also has a Master’s in Literature from the University of Delhi, which deeply informs her storytelling. She is drawn to personal and socially engaged narratives, using film as a means to explore identity, belonging, and the ever-evolving search for the meaning of life.
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
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