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Simple, Meaningful Stories for everyone

I am a filmmaker, podcast producer and science communicator with experience in digital media and broadcast production. I have worked on shows for global networks like Nat Geo Wild, Love Nature, and have produced stories for Mongabay India, Radio New Zealand and government organisations like the Department of Conservation as an independent producer. 

 

My award-winning short film Sniper, which follows a conservation dog protecting Yellow-eyed Penguins, has been screened at several international film festivals. My work explores the intersection of people and nature, with a focus on underrepresented stories.

In 2021, I received the Jackson Wild Fellowship. 

 

I'm currently producing and presenting the award-winning Tune into Nature podcast, weaving natural soundscapes with storytelling to inspire listeners to reconnect with the natural world.

My mission is to create authentic, high-quality content telling stories that resonate across cultures and communities. 

 

Recent Work as Producer / Director and Presenter - 

Select Broadcast Credits - 

Awards & Recognitions

Best Science & Environmental Podcast - Finalist

2025 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards

Best Independent Podcast - Finalist

2025 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards

The Climate Award - Silver 

2024 NZ Podcast Awards 

Best Non-Fiction Podcast and Best Concept (Non-Fiction Podcast) Finalist

2024 NZ Web Fest

Best Independent Podcast - Finalist - Tune into Nature

2024 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards 

NZ Lotteries Grant to produce two seasons of Tune into Nature Podcast

Received funding (2022-2024) in collaboration with SciComm, University of Otago & OAR FM 

Featured on RNZ's Our Changing World

Tune into Nature Podcast

Recipient of the coveted Jackson Wild Fellowship 

Footage of Velvet Worms/ Peripatus featured on AnimalogicYouTube 

Best Natural History Film Nominee, Living Fossils Peripatus

 Nature inFocus Film Festival

Best Newcomer Award

10th CMS Vatavaran Environment & Wildlife Film Festival for Sniper

Official Selections

Short Film Sniper selected for screening in 7 film festivals globally 

Podcast produced for SciComm student project selected for broadcast on Radio New Zealand 

Photo published in The Hindu BusinessLine 

Story by Nihar Gokhale on the Annual Vembanad Fish Count in Kerala, India.

Collaborations to create engaging media

I have worked with organisations, educational institutions, and media outlets to create engaging short films and podcasts. 

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Talks and Film Screenings

2024

Panel Discussion 2024 NZ Web Fest Best Non-Fiction Podcast Finalists panel discussion 

2024

Film Screening & Talk "Telling Stories about Nature and Wildlife" a talk about my work and journey producing Tune into Nature podcast and wildlife conservation short films at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

2023

Talk & Presentation - "Tuning into Nature: Exploring audio storytelling to share about
wildlife conservation and unique nature soundscapes"
at Sound Matters a virtual symposium hosted by the South African Research Chair in Science Communication, The Academic Citizen, and the South African Journal of Science.

2021

Film Screening - 'Sniper' Screening at Wild Dunedin Festival of Nature

2020

Film Screening & Talk titled "Birds through the lens" Short Documentaries Beating the Odds and Sniper screened for members of Birds New Zealand Otago Branch, Dunedin

2020

Online Event - Three short films as a part of the online Wild Dunedin Festival - "Your Wild Bubble" an initiative to keep people entertained during COVID-19 Lockdown

2020

Film Screening & Talk for Visual Communication students of Kumaraguru College of Liberal arts, Coimbatore, India. 

2019

Film Screening of Sniper at the 10th International Penguin Conference in Dunedin

2019

Film Screening - Sniper at the National-level Conservation Symposium on Yellow-eyed Penguins, Dunedin

2018

Shining Lakes of Kancheepuram documentary screened

  • at 10th anniversary celebrations of Chennai Trekking Club

  • at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Chennai yo raise awareness on local  waterbodies around the industry

  • to NSS Students of Ramakrishna Polytechnic College, Chennai. 

Qualifications

2018 

Post-graduate Diploma in Science Communication ( Graduated with Distinction ) University of Otago, Endorsed in Science & Natural History Filmmaking,

2009-13

Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile Engineering

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. 

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