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Shiva Raichandani | |
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| Born | 26 October 1993 (age 30) Hong Kong |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | The University of Leeds |
| Alma mater | Good Shepherd International School |
| Occupation | Artist |
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| Website | shivaraichandani |
Shiva Raichandani (born 1993[1]) is a British non-binary[2] film and TV director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, and actor. Their works exist at the intersections of creating positive gender-expansive representation in mainstream media, addressing mental health stigma (especially within the South Asian diaspora context), and using the performing arts to drive positive social change.
They were selected as a recipient of the 2023 BFI and BAFTA LGBTQIA+ Mentoring Scheme,[3] and identified by Attitude Magazine as one of 2023’s Top 10 trailblazers for Film, TV, and Music[4] in the United Kingdom.
Raichandani is known for having been a semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent, and a contestant on India's Got Talent and France's Got Talent with the London School of Bollywood.[5][6][7]
Their debut film, Queer Parivaar (2022), won the BAFTA-qualifying Iris Prize 'Best British Short' award, making it available for broadcast and streaming on Channel 4.
In May 2021, Raichandani won the inaugural Netflix Documentary Talent Fund[8] to direct a film on Shane 'ShayShay' Konno and their Pan-Asian drag and cabaret collective, The Bitten Peach. As reported by Variety,[9] the documentary is titled 'Peach Paradise', and premiered on TikTok’s first-ever live film showcase.
Shiva’s latest BAFTA-nominated documentary called ‘Always, Asifa’[10] (commissioned by Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund) premiered at the BFI’s London Film Festival.
Raichandani also freelances as a speaker and consultant on inclusive LGBTQIA+ practices for corporate and non-profit organisations, and is a D&I Content Consultant at New Inclusion.[11]
Shiva has degrees in Psychology, Counselling, and Media Communication, and uses the combined knowledge from them with their lived experiences to tap into the discourses of intersectional identities. They use digital platforms to mobilise and create safe community spaces to champion diverse talent and drive topical conversations around societal issues.
- ^ Raichandani, Shiva (4 November 2018). "I turned 25 a few days ago and I must say that it's been a wild quarter century, folks. I've learnt so much this past year since I moved to…". Instagram. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Baggs, Michael (25 February 2019). "Lilly Singh: Why the YouTuber coming out as bisexual is 'worth celebrating'". BBC Newsbeat. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (15 March 2023). "BFI And BAFTA Set 2023 Recipients Of LGBTQIA+ Mentoring Scheme That Backed Aleem Khan & Georgia Oakley". Deadline. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Staff, Attitude; James, Alastair (10 February 2023). "Attitude 101 empowered by Bentley: Meet the LGBTQ trailblazers changing the world in 2023". Attitude. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Cultural Exchanges Festival presents: South Asian arts and the LGBTQ+ community". De Montfort University.
- ^ Azhar, Mobeen (1 August 2018). "Errr Mum, I need to tell you something, I don't think I'm into girls that way..." BBC Radio Asian Network. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Diversity, Inclusivity & Accessibility 2019". Cannes Lions. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Netflix - Short documentary competition". www.netflixdocfund.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (26 May 2021). "Netflix Reveals Winners of U.K. Documentary Talent Fund For Emerging Filmmakers". Variety. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "BAFTA Television 2023: The Nominations". www.bafta.org. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "New Inclusion – Intelligent and future focused inclusion". Retrieved 6 April 2023.