Sparsh Ahuja is an award-winning filmmaker, journalist and National Geographic Explorer based in Melbourne.
His work has exhibited in venues such as The Smithsonian, Victoria & Albert and Asian Art Museums, and featured at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, MUBI, The New Yorker, TIME, The BBC and Al Jazeera amongst others.
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Project Dastaan [Digital Humanities Initiative] - Founder
Funded by CatchLight, British Council, Ford Foundation, Arts Council England, Creative Australia & AHRC
Featured in TIME, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Nikkei and Elle
Screened at The Smithsonian, Asian Art Museum, Harvard University, MIT Media Lab, V&A Museum, BFI and ForumDesImages
Fear and Loathing in Kathmandu [Documentary Feature] - Director/Producer
Funded by VicScreen “Originate Factual” and Screen Australia
Produced by Den of Martians, Dreamchaser Australia and Bodhini Studios
In Development
Birdsong [Short Documentary] - Co-Director/Producer
Funded by The Guardian, Audible & Aesthetica “Listening Pitch”
Shortlisted for Grierson, IDA and BIFA Awards
Flatpack Festival “Optical Sound” Award | Vimeo Staff Pick
SXSW 2023 (World Premiere) | Sundance London 2023
Palm Springs IFF (Special Mention) | San Francisco IFF Child of Empire [VR Docufiction] - Co-Director/Producer
Funded by BFI/Doc Society, CreativeXR and Venice Film Festival Gap Financing Market 2020
Winner: XR History Award | Nominee, Webby Award 2021: “Best VR Headset Experience”
Sundance 2022 (World Premiere) |
Sheffield DocFest |
Melbourne IFF | Atlanta Film Festival
Seabirds [Animated Short]
- Producer
Funded by British Council and National Geographic
Streaming on MUBI India and NOWNESS Asia
Rest in Paper [Animated Short] - Producer
Funded by British Council and National Geographic
Streaming on MUBI India and NOWNESS Asia
Official Selection Atlanta Film Festival
Sultana’s Dream [Animated Short] - Producer
Funded by British Council and National Geographic
Streaming on MUBI India and NOWNESS Asia
Off The Record [VR Documentary] - Co-Writer/Director
Commissioned by StoryFutures and the British Film Institute in partnership with the BBC
Official Selection Belfast XR Festival
Amma [Theatrical VR] - Line Producer
Created by Tara Theatre
Winner - Digital Innovation Award at the 2023 UK Theatre Awards
Reportage
The Fight For Australia’s Mountains [Longform Feature Article] - Journalist
Noema Magazine | Shortlisted for LA Press Club “Race and Society“ Reporting AwardThe Day They Banned Spring [Longform Feature Article] - Journalist/Co-Writer
Print Article for Ori Magazine
Justice - One Screenshot At A Time [Longform Feature Article] - Journalist
Rest of World Muslim Scholars & AI [Opinion Piece] - Journalist
WIRED UK
Yes, Hindi and Urdu are the Same Language [Opinion Piece] - Journalist
Oxford IR Society Journal
Exhibitions and TalksCase StudiesImpact and Consulting