Hello, I am a creative with 7 years of experience in design (behance.net/umisha) and filmmaking.
In my career, I have been lucky enough to work with people, organisations and causes that I love and care about. I have produced beautiful designs, engaging outputs and impactful campaigns always with the aim to educate audiences about challenging social and environmental issues.
If you have a project in mind that will drive positive change in our world please do get intouch. I'm always up for a new project or challenge.
Projects
- Same As You - spoken wordGrateful and privileged that this short film in collaboration with Yazzie Min was one of the winners of the Asian Film Festival 2021. Supported using public funding by Art Council England and also supported by Tongues of Fire, UK Asian Film Festival. A short film capturing a spoken word performance by Yazzie Min. Yazzie wrote the poem called “Brown Women in White Worlds” to speak to the unspoken barriers that exist between women in the South Asian diaspora. This piece was written to break down
- Living ProofStories of Hope - The first in a series of short documentaries about healing chronic illness and pain - Charli's story Meet Charli, a 24-year-old biochemistry student from London, who shares her moving story of recovery from over two years of chronic pain. She describes the science behind the ‘mindbody’ approach to calming her nervous system, and her hopes that medical practitioners will start to bring the vital link between emotions and physical symptoms more into their practice. This is our
- Extinction Rebellion - LondonA short video made for Extinction Rebellion. They are a socio-political movement which uses nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. They held 5 London locations for 10 days, demanding action on the climate and ecological emergency. A film by: Umisha Bhatia Assistant Producer: Ash Chalk Music by - Boost up - Kelly Mac (BMI) | Aaron John Shapiro (BMI)
- Sponsor a child - Nirvana School - IndiaA short video made for Vinu Bhen who runs the charitable Nirvana School in South India, Pondicherry. I had the chance to visit again in January 2020. The school is now celebrating their 25th anniversary and has grown from tutoring 7 children in a garage to educating over 500 children all the way from primary through to secondary school. If you are interested in volunteering, sponsoring a child or donating, it really is a great cause which gives so many underprivileged children an opportunity fo
- Sounds of India (travel film)A 2 minutes travel video exhibiting the sounds and people from the areas of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Assam on a 5 week trip to India in January 2020. Special thanks to everyone that helped make the film especially: Amrita Pai - Odissi Dancer Onkardeep Singh - Camera / Editing Assistant All the amazing Indian people that were so jovial and happy to be filmed Music by: Bandumalini Thillana Ruhan Kapoor Sidhanth Kapoor Pete Lockett
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Work history
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Filmmaker and DesignerVarious Freelancing Jobs
London, United KingdomFreelance
• Part of the social media, research and editing teams for a documentary about the exploitation of female Moroccan strawberry pickers in Southern Spain - in progress
• Filmed a Capoeira (Brazilian Martial Art) group who help slum children in Uganda for a short documentary - in progress
• Scheduled and conducted several video interviews for Auro Foundation in Uganda for a charity video
• Produced, conducted research and operated camera for a promotion video about a Socialist Boxing Group - Reading Red Corner
• Conducted interviews and produced a short video for London’s largest environment protest - Extinction Rebellion
• Produced and edited a short doc about an elderly Match-Maker
• Hired to be a runner for 1. The film trailer of the Indian Mythology - The Rise of Dharma and, 2. A film about the London Underground Techno scene. Assisted with costume, lighting and sound.
• Produced several personal videos documenting travel experiences • Designed marketing collateral for an Ethical Fashion project - Environmental Justice Foundation
• Assisted Swedish street photographer/videographer
• Provided photography stills for a school in India - Nirvana Trust
• In pre-production stage for a short doc about music for the disabled
Marketing Communications and DesignMicrosoft
- Reading, United KingdomFull Time
• Worked with the creative team to develop the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Microsoft brand ambassador booklet
• Organised, filed and catalogued image, video and audio libraries.
• Worked with charities such as NSPCC, Help the Aged and CEOP to deliver events and awareness campaigns
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Skills
- Digital Design
- UI Design
- Filmmaking
- Directing Film
- Editing
- Graphic Design
- Documentary Film
- Photography
- Art Direction
- Video
Education
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Documentary Filmmaking CourseRaindance
London, United Kingdom
Short Course - Documentary Filmmaking
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International ReportingOne World Media
- London, United Kingdom
Short Course - International reporting
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