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Aparna Rao

Photographer / Filmmaker
New York United States
Available for Freelance
I am a documentary filmmaker, photographer and impact investor. I focus primarily on the intersection of climate, development, identity and migration with the aim of empowering local communities in storytelling.

About

Aparna Rao is a photographer and documentary filmmaker working in analogue and digital formats. Reflecting on her own diasporic and transnational experiences, her work focuses on exploring themes of resilience, urban/rural landscapes, migration, family, livelihoods and individual/collective identity through still and moving image. She holds a BA/MA from Columbia University and a Certificate in Documentary filmmaking from UCL.