Sachin
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Sachin is a Rajasthan-based filmmaker whose practice engages with oral histories, folklore, local knowledge systems, and socio-ecological realities through nonfiction and experimental cinematic forms. Coming from an agrarian family, Sachin is deeply invested in exploring rural landscapes, agricultural practices, ecological memory, and their interconnectedness with cultural and environmental transformations.
He is an alumnus of DocNomads, Interaction Serbia, Taiwan Pitch, SUPVA Rohtak, and the Central University of Rajasthan. His films have been screened internationally at festivals including IDFA, Vision du Réel, DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, IFFI Goa, Dharamshala International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, MAMI and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, among others.
Sachin’s filmography includes several nonfiction and experimental films across directing, cinematography, editing, and producing. His recent feature project was part of Vision du Réel´s Development Lab 2026. Alongside his filmmaking practice, he works as a visiting faculty member and workshop facilitator at institutions including Ashoka University and State University of Performing and Visual Arts, while continuing to work through initiatives such as rohī collective and Rajasthan Film Collective to foster conversations around regional cinema and community-based film culture.