Aritra Mukhopadhyay
Award-Winning Film Director | Writer | Game Designer | Student
MY WORKS AT A GLANCE
Who am I?
I'm a 21 year old independent filmmaker. I am majoring in English and Creative Writing, with a minor in Sociology and Anthropology alongside a concentration in Media Studies. By night, however, you'll find me spending as much time as I can working on my projects ranging from video games to movies and theatre. So far, I have specialized working on no-budget independent projects while managing different academic commitments, making me quite efficient at multitasking. I love working with other artists and I absolutely love getting to know more about them through their art.
Writer | Director | Editor
A disgraced college dropout, forever overshadowed by his accomplished older brother, is disowned by his family as he starts fighting in a run-down MMA gym to forge a new identity. Wrote the 103 page screenplay and shot choreographed action scenes, alongside montages set to original songs that I co-wrote. Created a spin-off story that stands on its own two legs, while simultaneously offering a sequel experience that recontextualizes the story of I Won't Wait. Completely shot on-location around Delhi, Noida, Sonipat, and Gurgaon.
Writer | Director | Co-Editor | Award-Winning
A heartbroken insomniac and a has-been boxer set up an underground boxing club in their college in an attempt to cope with the lack of closure from their pasts. Wrote the 95 page screenplay, and co-wrote 3 original songs for the movie. Won Best Debut Feature Film at multiple film festivals across India. Garnered an audience of 300 people at the premiere of the movie on our college campus.
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PROJECT: AMBROSIA
Game Director | Writer | Game Designer
As an infamous coal mafia boss, you are awaiting news on a job that could change the course of your city, when you are assassinated, finding yourself twenty minutes before you were shot. Try to prevent your death while coping with the crippling realization that you became what you hated. A sprawling narrative stealth adventure about the pain of regrets, memory and loss. Currently in development, supported by a feather grant granted by gradCapital.
Co-Playwright | Co-Director
Haunted by her brother's tragic disappearance, a photographer is visited by a mysterious stranger, claiming that she has been reliving the same day over and over again, breaking her sense of reality. An original choice-driven play, with 5+ endings decided by choices the audience makes in the duration of the play.
Co-Writer | Co-Director | Co-Lyricist
When the cake for a surprise birthday party goes missing, suspicion lands on the members of the fourth-year friend group organizing it, revealing cracks in the group, threatening to tear it apart. An original mystery musical featuring 12 songs across 4 languages, with each interrogation being framed through a different genre of song.
Contact Me
I would love to hear from you! My email is listed above, I reply within two-three days and try to go through everything. I am open to any sort of collaboration, and if you would like a private link to any of my scripts, movies or projects, just get in touch!
