bio

arjunraj is a filmmaker, multi-modal researcher, artist, and pedagogue with a MA in Visual Anthropology from the University of Münster, Germany. Drawing from a decade of experience in telling stories collaborating with individuals carrying stresses of othering, arjunraj is on a journey teaching people collaborative storytelling. arjunraj has been developing a revolutionary storytelling methodology fracturing the politics of storytelling on who gets to tell stories about whom. arjunraj teaches this methodology at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and Freie Universität Berlin Germany, and travels extensively to share it with storytellers of all kinds. arjunraj is a recipient of fellowships from Bosch Stiftung, Berlin Senat & CIRCE, U Institut Berlin. arjunraj’s professional experience in filmmaking began in India, producing independent films by traveling across the country on rail, road, and foot, focusing on marginalized communities. The films have garnered over 2.5 million views on YouTube. arjunraj was the Director’s Assistant for India’s largest crowdfunded political documentary, "An Insignificant Man." arjunraj also worked on "India in a Day," India’s first crowdsourced film produced by Ridley Scott and Google. arjunraj is currently working on "Liminality," an artistic feature film looking into weight of intergenerational trauma.