Lipika singh darai biography examples

Indian filmmaker, director and sound recordist

Lipika Singh Darai is an Indian filmmaker, editor and sound recordist from Odisha.^[2][3][4][5]  Lipika has received four National Film Awards for direction, sound recording, and narration in the non-feature section.

Her documentary Night and Fear (2023) premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in Ammodo Tiger Short competition. She is developing her debut fiction feature Birdwoman which has received the Hubert Bals Development Fund 2023.

She is one of the ten creative talents in BAFTABreakthrough-India 2023.

Lipika singh darai biography examples

Early life and education

Darai was born in Damasahi, Odisha, India to both parents from the Ho indigenous community.^[1] She is based in Bhubaneswar.

Darai graduated from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in 2010, specialising in sound recording and design.

Career

Recording

Darai started her career as a sound