Vishakha Gupta

Vishakha Gupta

Vishakha Gupta

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Vishakha Gupta is a development communicator and documentary filmmaker from India.

Before joining the J-School, Vishakha was working as a freelance researcher and content writer for five years.

She branched into fiction and non-fiction filmmaking three years ago, and has worked on different aspects of video production as a scriptwriter, director, camera person, and producer.

EDUCATION

  • UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, 2018-2020
    Master of Journalism

  • Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai, 2014-2015
    Post Graduate Diploma In Mass Communications- Communication for Development

  • University of Mumbai, 2010-2013
    Bachelor's of Commerce, specialization in Financial Markets

EMPLOYERS

  • Staff Photographer, The Chautauquan Daily

  • Freelance Documentary Filmmaker, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

  • Assistant Director, Cinema Vision India
    Documentary Film for Ministry of External Affairs, India
    Web Series for Amul

  • Script Writer, Chakr Innovation

  • Content Associate and Mumbai City Coordinator, VideosForKnowledge

  • External Communications and Donor Relations, EdelGIve Foundation

  • Freelance Research Consultant, Change Mantras

  • Content and Communications Consultant, Impact Guru

  • Travel Writer and Trip Curator, Easy Roads

  • Author (Travel Articles), Headout

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • Oakland North, November 6th, 2018, Election Coverage
    1. Ahead of Election Day, volunteer groups register homeless people to vote
    https://oaklandnorth.net/2018/11/06/ahead-of-election-day-volunteer-groups-register-homeless-people-to-vote/
    2. Oakland heads to the polls on Election Day 2018 (Contributor)
    https://oaklandnorth.net/2018/11/06/oakland-heads-to-the-polls-on-election-day-2018/
    3. As Election Night 2018 ends, most Oakland races still uncalled (Contributor)
    https://oaklandnorth.net/2018/11/06/oakland-heads-to-the-polls-on-election-day-2018/

  • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
    Short Documentaries on development projects

    1. The Bridge, 2017
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqiuM8H5TDg

    2. The Poly House Effect, 2015
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqfWxnjfe4M

  • Amul, India, 2017

    Amul in my Life Web Series, a five-part fiction series inspired by real-life experiences
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHAJPMw2xa4wC5xkS12URfQA3ROyXoYCP

  • Ministry of External Affairs, India, 2016

    A Day in the Life of India
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8-U8Xl8bs

  • The Hoot, India, May 27th, 2016
    Snarl, shove, throttle: reporters at work (Co-author)
    http://asu.thehoot.org/media-watch/regional-media/snarl-shove-throttle-reporters-at-work-9386

  • EdelGive Foundation
    1. Annual Report, 2015
    https://edelgive.org/documents/251134/0/EdelGive%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf

    2. EdelGive Engage- EDGE Event Video, 2016
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CI6qBz5Qds

    3. EdelGive Employee Engagement Video, 2016
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WUV7eebZnk

  • VideosForKnowledge, India, 2015

    General Knowledge videos made on Animoto for primary and secondary school children
    1. Economic Inequality
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV9b2k4GOW0

    2. Inflation
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et3Nwq9-J6o