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Name: Sachin Narain
Location: 183, FADA Building Bunting Road Campus Bunting Road Campus
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Tel: +27(0)11 559 1501
Email:听sachinn@uj.ac.za
About Mr. Sachin Narain
About Sachin Narain
Module Leader: New Media Studies
Lectures In:
New Media Studies I & II
Art Film & Videography III
Qualifications: NDip (Fine Art) [UJ], Btech (Fine Art) [UJ], BA Hons (Film & Television) [Wits], MA (Film and Television) [Wits]
Short Biography:
Sachin Narain, (born April 12, 1995), is a South African filmmaker and university lecturer. He often deals with social commentary in his work and films. Commenting on political issues that affect South Africans and reflects on the socio-economic situation in the country.
From his time as a visual artist using video as a medium, his work explored socio-economic inequalities through his city, Johannesburg South. An extension of which is explored through his films which explore themes of community, politics, and social justice issues.
Early work:
In 2018, Sachin Narain exhibited a body of work at Constitutional Hill which consisted of various digital prints and a Video Art Music inspired piece. In 2019, he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Wits Film & Television awards. In the same year, he was accredited as sound engineer for the award-winning student short film 鈥淢oya鈥�. In 2020, he was voted as Top 50 for the Musicbed Challenge with the short documentary 鈥淐ommunity鈥�, which was part of the Lift-Off Sessions official selection. He ranked Top 6 for the Tomorrow Unlocked Film challenge. In 2021, Sachin Narain collaborated with Cansa and Tymeless Neccesity Hair for a four-part short format documentary. Sachin Narain ventured into the world of music video by working on 鈥淒anger鈥� a music video for South African Pop star Rowlene. His 2022 short films, 鈥淚nsurrection鈥� and 鈥淪hiela鈥� are produced by his joint production company 鈥淎uteur Productions鈥� which is a business venture with long-time collaborator, filmmaker, and friend Chal茅 Darwin.
Apart from his filmmaking ventures, Sachin Narain is a lecturer at the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg, educating students about Art Films through the module New Media Studies. The venture is to find a common ground between film and the gallery space. How can artists work in a hybrid space that captures translates from visual literacy to storytelling. Allowing students the space to explore social justice issues through a filmic medium while also expanding their artistic toolkit. Sachin Narain also works under film producer Shaun Naidoo and 33 Films, his work extends to the set of 鈥淪oweto Blaze鈥�, an upcoming Netflix film (2022).
Exhibition and Festivals
2023听听听 Lift-Off Sessions Pinewood Official Selection (Insurrection)
2022听听听 Lift-Off Global Network (Insurrection)
Serbest International Film Festival 鈥� Quarter Finalist (Community)
2021听听听 Lift-Off Sessions London Official Selection (Community)
2020听听听 MusicBed Reopen Challenge 鈥� People鈥檚 Choice Winner (Community)
Tomorrow Unlocked 鈥� Winner
Bokeh Film Festival 鈥� Top 8 National (A Zawjan鈥檚 Story)
2019听听听 Wits Film Awards 鈥� Best Cinematography Nomination
SAFTA Winner 鈥� Student Film of the Year (MOYA) Accredited as Sound Engineer
RapidLion Winner – Student Film of the Year (MOYA) Accredited as Sound Engineer
2018听听听 Con Hill Group Art Exhibition