Meera Krishnan

Passionate writer, filmmaker, photographer. Proud subtitler of the academy award winning film "The Elephant Whisperers" with a track record of success across various fields like teaching and language pedagogy. Portrays an eagerness to work on exciting and challenging projects that inspire.

Hard working, reliable and detail oriented with self-growth mentality. Possesses entrepreneurial spirit, knowledge in film practices, styles and movements with a commitment to staying informed about latest trends in the area of film production, translation and script writing.

2023 - “Pratiti” - A film for mental health awareness. Assistant director and Executive Producer

2021-04 - Present - Freelance Photographer

Self-Employed, Mumbai, Toronto

2020-12 - Present - Co-Founder Sabtext.film, Mumbai

Subtitled & translated over 35 projects of various genres - short & long format fiction films, documentaries, music videos, corporate videos & advertisements. The main being the recent Academy Award winning "The Elephant Whisperers" (2023) directed by Kartiki Gonsalves which is on Netflix. Currently working on projects tied to Amazon & Netflix India.

2020-09 - Present - Co-founder, Writer, Director & Producer The Mostly Harmless Studio, Mumbai

• Director of Photography – Chennai Photo Biennale & Sphere Arts Education.
• “How was the Date?” (2021)– Short fiction- Directed by Radhika Murthy. Co-writer, Co-producer, Executive Producer. Selection in various festivals.
• Script Supervisor - Raasta Films, Pune - “Begin Again” (2022)- Feature- Directed by

Anantha Perumal. Worked as the Director's Assistant too.

• Executive Producer , Rakhadi Films, Pune “Half fried eggs and Oregano” (2021)- Short fiction - Directed by Nikhil Patil. Designed costumes for all the characters.
• Research Writer, Shubhra Chatterjee, Mumbai.

Worked as a Research writer for the food shows - Grand Trunk Rasoi & Lost Recipes.

2018- 2019 - Co-curator of theatre talks series “Kaandrushti”

2009 onwards - Theatre, Stage management, Performances, Costumes and Translation of texts.

Travelled in 2011 to perform a play in a Theatre festival in Prague, Czech Republic.

M.Phil in French and Francophone Studies with a thesis focusing on Quebecois filmmaker - Xavier Dolan.