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Kris Chudawala
Artist | Researcher
MA in Media and Cultural Studies
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Took charge of content strategy for all projects and comms
Supervised video production and digital content creation
Oversaw creation of sustainable outreach strategies and coordination
Content Director
Stichting Goonj · 2021
Researched and produced news stories in video format Worked on scripting, producing, video editing and packaging for social media
Video Production Intern
The News Minute · 2019
Worked for marketing and communication teams of CRY-Child Rights and You NGO
Produced and edited fundraising and advertisement videos
Also worked on all design and photography based content creation projects
Fellow
YES Foundation Media for Social Change Fellowship · 2017
Tata Institute of Social Sciences · 2018-21
BA in Philosophy
Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College
University of Mumbai · 2015-18
Video Production/Editing
Graphic Design
New Media Production
Social Media Design/Management
Research Writing
Journalistic Writing
Workshop Building/Facilitation
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Skills:
Adobe CC (Photoshop, Premiere Pro,
Audition, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator)
Final Cut Pro, Sound Cut Pro
Canva MS Office
Software:
Qualified National Eligibility Test
for Assistant Professor
CERTIFICATIONS
University Grants Commission · 2020
Trained Peer Support
Community Wellbeing Project, Safe Access
AWARDS
Outstanding Performer Award
YES Foundation Media for Social Change
Fellowship, Mumbai Cohort · 2017
LANGUAGES
English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
Socials -
Art Portfolio -
LINKS
PROJECTS
Produced during the pandemic lockdown, ‘Ek Duniya Sheher Si’ is a poetic documentary that takes viewers
through New Delhi as a city of social and visual contrasts
The film thematically focuses on 'Love', for the city and in the city, exploring queerness, loss, and longing
Ek Duniya Sheher Si
Documentary Film
The research primarily argues for authorship and ownership of narratives for transgender persons in
Bollywood and explores current interpretations of inclusion and representation
The thesis employs textual analysis of films and characters to categorise tropes and stereotypes while at the
same time centring the stories, experiences and lives of transgender people who work within the industry
Trans Lives Matter: On & Off the Silver Screen
MA Thesis
This collaborative multiple media art piece incorporates digital art, audio-visuals, and tech, into a singular art
installation exploring the experiences of gender diverse people with their own bodies
Commissioned by Centre for Law Policy Research for Transform 2020 Conference, Bengaluru
Bodies of Dysphoria
Multiple Media Art Installation
ACADEMIC WORK
Bhatt, Rohin and Chudawala, Kris. "Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui: Bollywood, bioethics, and trans
bodies". Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (February 5, 2022).
https://ijme.in/articles/chandigarh-kare-aashiqui-bollywood-bioethics-and-trans-bodies/
Chudawala, Kris. "Akshay Kumar's 'Laxmii’ Puts The Life and Identity of Transgender People In
Danger". HuffPost India (Novembor 3, 2020).
https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/akshay-kumar-laxmmi-bomb-kanchana- transphobic_in_5fa14b59c5b6869500326ac2
Publications
"Making Negotiations with the State: Governmentality of Pride and Our Imagination of
Transness". Transform: 5th National Conference on Transgender Rights and the Law
(December 11, 2021). https://clpr.org.in/blog/the-demand-for-transgender-rights-and- democracy-roundtable-2-transform-2021/
Paper Presentation
OTHER WORK
The project focuses on sponsoring chest binders for young transmasculine persons in need
The aim is to promote and advocate for safe health practices for transmasculine people in India
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdqvz/chest-breast-binding-lgbtq-gender-india
The Binder Fund
Founder
The project is an attempt at building safe spaces online and on-ground for young queer and transgender
persons in Thane and beyond in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
The project first began in 2019
Thane Queer Collective
Co-Creator
CONTACT
+91-9819599165
kris.chudawala@gmail.com
Mumbai, India