Photo by Will Stewart, 1st AC
About
Born and raised in Durban, South Africa, Abijeet Achar is an Emmy Award winning director and cinematographer of Indian and Mauritian descent. In 2012, Abijeet earned his B.A. in Film Studies from the University of Georgia, before completing his M.F.A. in Media Art at Emerson College in 2016.
His latest film, MYSORE MAGIC, is an official selection at the 2023 Palm Springs ShortFest, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and San Luis Obispo Film Festival.
His thesis film, MY INDIAN RHAPSODY, had its world premiere at the 2017 Atlanta Film Festival and went on to become a semi-finalist in the 44th Student Academy Awards.
Since writing and directing this breakout film, Abijeet has produced and been the Cinematographer for acclaimed independent films like PAGEANT MATERIAL (Feature), WATER HORSE (short), THORNS (short), FORGIVE US (short), and MABROOK (short).
Currently, Abijeet is developing MYSORE MAGIC into a feature length film.
