Rajani Mani
Rajani Mani is the rare Indian filmmaker who uniquely blends science and storytelling, focusing on conservation, human-animal conflict, and climate change. Her latest documentary, COLONIES IN CONFLICT, premiered at WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM ‘22, winning the BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION award. It also received the SOUTHERN LIGHTS AWARD at SILBERSALZ SCIENCE & MEDIA Festival, JURY AWARD for Natural History at NATURE IN FOCUS Film Festival. The film was also a FINALIST at the Jackson Wild Media Awards ‘22.
Rajani’s acclaimed films, IN GOD’S OWN COUNTRY and MILES TO GO, highlight industrial contamination and its impact on human health. Her films have featured on platforms such as Al Jazeera, Doordarshan (India's Public Service Broadcaster) and more recently FTV Prima Spol, and ARTE. Rajani has a Master’s degree in filmmaking from MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia. She is the co-founder of Elephant Corridor Films a south-India based media agency dedicated to covering underreported green stories. Rajani is a BITCHITRA COLLECTIVE Fellow (2024).
