
Amith Surendran
Photo courtesy of Amith Surendran
Director
Amith Suredendran (he/him) is a cinematographer based in Bombay. He has shot over ten feature documentary films and a few shorts, including ones that have screened at Tribeca, IDFA, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Busan Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, and International Kruzfilmtage Oberhausen. He has worked on acclaimed films such as Distance, Mirage, Katiabaaz (Powerless), and Item Number. He was nominated for a Golden Frog at Camerimage 2018 for his work on the short documentary Circle (dir. Jayisha Patel). Winter Worm Summer Grass is his directorial debut.
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