Suruchi S

Filmmaker

Mumbai, India

Work Experience

Royal Palate

Creative Director

Royal Palate travel series, discovering royal cuisines from across India
to be telecast on TVF play.
Responsibilities include designing the content of the show, research and creative direction during all phases of production.
February 2019 - April 2019 Mumbai, India

Raja Rasoi Aur Andaaz Anokha S2

Director

Directed the 14 episodes of the second season of Raja Rasoi Andaaz Anokha, hosted by Ranveer Brar. Researched and supervised the overall content of the show.
August 2018 - November 2018 India

Tyohaar Ki Thaali

Creative Producer

Worked as a creative producer for the show "Tyohaar Ki Thaali" hosted by Sakshi Tanwar, for Epic Channel. The show aims at bringing the food and the stories associated with various indian festivals together.

I was involved in the process from research to final execution of the project. Also directed a few episodes in the 53 episode series.
February 2017 - August 2017 India

Of Love & Artistry

Director

Documentary Film
Duration: 45 Minutes
Directed feature length documentary based on folk music and culture of Rajasthan. The film is made in memory of Mr. John Singh ji, founder member and trustee of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation who took up empowerment of folk artists as his life long passion project.
May 2016 - January 2017 India

Once Again (2017)

Asso. Production Designer

Feature length fiction film
Directed by Kanwal Sethi
Produced by Ascending Film (Austria), Jar Pictures (India) and Neufilm (Germany)
Starring Shefali Shah, Neeraj Kabi
March 2016 - May 2016 India

Very Vichitra

Researcher- Creative Associate

Very Vichitra is a web based project, which is aiming to create a series of short and crisp videos for the web that tell stories that are interesting, strange, weird, amusing and essentially those that imbibe the spirit of Vichitrata. Interestingly, these are stories that are true and are told by real life people who are living such vichitra or strange lives in India.

August 2015 - March 2016 India

Sandhya (2015)

Producer- Writer- Director

Short Fiction / 23 Mins. / Graduation film for NID

The film tells a story of a 55 year old lady who yearns for independence even at her age and has not given up on her battered desire of being a teacher. Unfortunately, luck seldom favours her and in spite of constant failures and dis-heartening experiences, her dream lives on.

January 2015 - January 2016 India

Utsav: A Memoir, Shekhawati Utsav 2014

Director- Cinematograher- Editor

Short Documentary/ 27 mins.

A village fair organised by Jaipur Virasat Foundation in the middle of a small village in Rajasthan becomes a hub for entertainment, education, and fun and is a platform to connect folk entertainment to its true audience . Capturing the essence of the fair in an observational way, the film is made single handedly by the film maker with the use of minimal resources.
September 2014 - July 2016 India

Mr. P Mediaworks, Jaipur

Director

Directed a Television commercial for solid wood furniture brand, Insaraf.com
March 2015 - March 2015 India

Student Films

Writer - Director - Editor

Aaje Wagh Nahi Aave (The tiger won't come today)/ (17 mins):

Oorja has caught on the habit of lying. She always comes up with interesting excuses on coming late to school until one day when she struggles to find the next excuse. On the other hand, a copywriter is stuck on an idea for a plastic bottle for which he has to create a TVC but is unable to develop it further. Both the characters eventually help each other, but how?

Madhuri Usha (Documentary)/ (16:35 mins):

The film looks into the life of Usha Malji, a yesteryear freedom fighter, theatre artist, social worker, and a current day writer who is brimming with energy to create and share her experiences even at the age of 92, yet is confined within the four walls of her decrepit abode.


Writer-Director for two short film produced by Amity School of Communication:

Janamdin: A ten shot fiction film (6 mins)
Cyclewali: A short fiction film on struggle of a young cyclist on busy city roads. (6 mins)
August 2012 - Present India

Student Films

Cinematographer/ Assistant Cinematographer

Cinematographer for fiction film : Snakes and Ladder (2014)
Assistant Cinematographer for film: Uljhan (2014)

Associate Cinematographer for following documentaries:
The Sosyo story (2014)
A boat in the river (2014)
History on a plate (2014)
Bahut zor se English lagi hai (2014)
Baadi na khata meetha bor (2014)
Madhuri Usha (2014)
January 2014 - April 2014 India

Center For Knowledge Societies : BIL

Design Researcher

Conducted a month long ethnographic research in Saharsa, Bihar in order to understand the health system in the district. Thereafter, analysed the data and identified micro and macro level failures in the system which would act as a base for design
interventions in near future.
April 2014 - July 2014 New Delhi, India

MTV INDIA

Campus Boss

I was selected amongst the first nine candidates pan India to represent MTV in the city of Ahmedabad, the job responsibility was to co-ordinate events, partnerships and promotions within the city.
October 2013 - April 2014 Ahmedabad, India

Wilderness Films India

Researcher, Line producer

Worked on an episode for National Geographic Channel's programme 'Taboo'. The episode, based on Bathini fish medicine, was shot in Hyderabad.
May 2011 - June 2011 New Delhi, India

Atlt Inc.

Trainee copywriter

Wrote copy of print campaigns and visualised posters primarily in Hindi language.
July 2008 - December 2008 Jaipur, India

Bhaskar TV

Show anchor

Anchored a lifestyle show named Aha Zindagi.
August 2008 - November 2008 Jaipur, India

Jaipur Theatre

Theatre artist

I have been associated with theatre primarily as an actor and have performed in over ten productions in various capacity.
I have also been a part of theatre workshops for children where I have acted as their mentor and guided small performances that are showcased by the end of the workshops.
August 2008 - Present Jaipur, India

Education

National Institute Of Design

M. Des. in Film and Video Communication

April 2012 - December 2015 India

Film And Television Institute Of India

Film Appreciation Course

June 2015 - June 2015 India

Languages

Hindi (Native),
English (Fluent),
Gujarati (Beginner),
Punjabi (Beginner),
Marwari (Conversational),

Awards

Cinephile International Film Festival

Best Student Fiction Film for AWNA

2014

Tata Institute Of Social Sciences

Special Mention for short fiction AWNA

2015

Rajasthan International Film Festival

Best Director for short fiction AWNA

2015

Rajasthan International Film Festival

Best Editor for short documentary Madhuri Usha

2015

Darbhanga International Film Festival

Best Documentary (Short Documentary/National)

2015

Darbhanga International Film Festival

Best Editing (Short Documentary/National)

2015

Arkipel Film Festival

Forum Lenteng Award

2017

IDSFFK

Special Mention (Long documentary)

2017

Women International Film Festival

Second Runners Up

2018

Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro , Final Cut Pro,