Apoorva Jaiswal

Documentary filmmaker

Apoorva is trained in documentary filmmaking from Allahabad. Her work spans notable commercial documentaries such as Indian Predator and assisting filmmaker Sarvnik Kaur. In 2021, she co-directed and edited the short documentary Udta Banaras, produced under the Nagari Grant.

Her first feature-length documentary pitch was shortlisted for the India Docs grant and selected for the inaugural NFDC documentary co-production lab in 2023. Centered at the intersection of gender and caste, her storytelling explores the nuanced ways these social dynamics shape everyday life.

Nagari 2020 : Udta Banaras