Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait

Avani Rai is a Mumbai-based filmmaker and photographer whose work explores memory, political silence, and inherited histories through a deeply observational and poetic lens. Her debut documentary, Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait, co-produced by ARTE France and supported by the IDFA Bertha Europe Fund, premiered in competition at IDFA and was screened at major festivals including DocPoint, DocAviv, MakeDox, Doc Edge, Nordisk Panorama, and the United Nations Association Film Festival in Stanford. The film also opened the TRT Documentary Film Festival in Istanbul and received wide acclaim.

Avani’s visual storytelling bridges nonfiction cinema, still photography, and sociopolitical inquiry. Her photographic work has appeared in National Geographic, Vogue, The Wire, Afar Magazine, Art Basel, and Mercedes-Benz Magazine. She has directed and photographed campaigns for global brands such as Apple, Google, Dior, WhatsApp, and British Airways, and has collaborated with leading agencies including Uncommon Creative Studio, Droga5, Ogilvy, TBWA, and Cheil.

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