DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY WORKS IN PROGRESS
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![On the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi, northern India, Dom King Om, 17, is forced by his father’s sudden death to lead his struggling community, tasked from ancient times with burning all castes of Hindu bodies but denied basic human rights as t]()
Eternal Fire Keepers
On the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi, northern India, Dom King Om, 17, is forced by his father’s sudden death to lead his struggling community, tasked from ancient times with burning all castes of Hindu bodies but denied basic human rights as the Modi government encroaches upon their traditional lands.
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![BEING MICHELLE is an award-winning feature-length documentary film about a deaf woman with autism. White women with red hair holding a self painted portrait and police car passing by on the side of the road.]()
Being Michelle
BEING MICHELLE is an award-winning feature-length documentary film about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse and now uses her artwork to depict the trauma she survived and heal from her past.
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Hidden Scenes
A feature Documentary film about San Fransisco underground hidden music band.
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![In the late 1970’s, nascent punk rock bands struggling to find a home for their raucous and subversive music, found an ideal partner in the most unlikely place: The San Francisco Deaf Club.]()
Live At The Deaf Club
In the late 1970’s, nascent punk rock bands struggling to find a home for their raucous and subversive music, found an ideal partner in the most unlikely place: The San Francisco Deaf Club.
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![Three nonspeaking autistic young adults vie for a coveted spot in the proposed semi-independent residential community Teva, while their families grapple with the impossible...]()
Teva Community Documentary
Three nonspeaking autistic young adults vie for a coveted spot in the proposed semi-independent residential community Teva, while their families grapple with the impossible...
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![A three part docu-series that follows the journey of Terah Williams, a 23-year old woman who fights for a normal life, despite a medical condition causing ongoing seizures, and the systemic racism she faces within broken social systems threatening to]()
Seize The Day
A three part docu-series that follows the journey of Terah Williams, a 23-year old woman who fights for a normal life, despite a medical condition causing ongoing seizures, and the systemic racism she faces within broken social systems threatening to tear her life apart.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITOR
Atin was born and raised in Varanasi, India and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Atin began work as a still photographer in 1999 and his uncanny ability to connect with individuals from behind the lens eventually led him to filmmaking. As a survivor of abuse and discrimination growing up in India, he is drawn to stories of underrepresented and marginalized communities. One of the first films he worked on was about female victims of dowry burnings — a project he was forced to abandon when he started receiving death threats.
In 2002, Atin directed and shot his first short film, Mitti ke Jivan (The Cycle of Clay) about a potter from a lower caste (Kumbhar) who creates clay cups that are used once, then destroyed, since they can not be shared between upper and lower caste groups. Atin lived and worked in India until 2005, when he married and moved to the US with his filmmaking partner, Mae Thornton Mehra. In 2007, he started his own production company, Orange Kite Productions, with the goal of producing feminist, humanistic, forward-thinking films. In 2020 Atin and Mae founded the nonprofit Thriving Roots Initiative to further their work of social impact documentary filmmaking.Atin is co-directing another documentary film Her Song with his wife and producing partner, Mae Thornton Mehra, an ongoing production since 2009. Since 2019 Atin has been working on two documentaries, Seize the Day and Eternal Fire Keepers: A Portrait from Within. Being Michelle (2022) is Atin’s directorial debut and has won numerous awards on the festival circuit. The film will go on to change the way Deaf and Disabled people in the criminal justice system in the US and globally.
Atin collaborates with independent filmmakers and businesses as a Director of Photography & Editor. Additionally he produces videos for businesses, nonprofits, musicians and other artists. Past clients include Sony, Infosys, MTV, New York University, Tommy Hilfiger, Dear World Foundation, Exodus Film Group.
COMMERCIAL REEL
Epson Perfection® V19 II Color Photo and Document Flatbed Scanner Shot on DJI 4D Camera with 50mm lens Aug 2023
EQUIPMENT
Atin owns and operates the equipment listed below, working with small crews to produce high quality images for production. He also has experience working with RED, Alexa and other large format cameras.
DJI Ronin 4D-4-Axis Cinema Camera Package
Panasonic AU-EVPanasonic AU-EVA1 Compact 5.7K Super 35mm Cinema Camera Package
Sony Alpha 9 featuring full-frame stacked CMOS sensor Package
DJI Remote Monitor 4D Package
DJI RS 2 Gimbal
Sachtler FSB 8 MK II Fluid Head Tripod
ZOOM F6 FIELD RECORDER
Sennheiser 4 Lavalier
Sennheiser MKH 416
Sennheiser_MKH_8060
Boom mic and other sound equipment.
EDITING / GRAPHICS
Atin Mehra has 15+ years experience editing videos and promotional material for businesses and nonprofits. Additionally he has edited short films and web series and works as an assistant editor on feature films. Atin edits on AVID, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro and creates graphics using Adobe Photoshop and Pages. Atin performs basic color grading for film/video projects using DaVinci Resolve.
Director of Photography Credits
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![BEING MICHELLE is an award-winning feature-length documentary film about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse and now uses her artwork to depict the trauma she survived and heal from her past.]()
Being Michelle Documentary
BEING MICHELLE is an award-winning feature-length documentary film about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse and now uses her artwork to depict the trauma she survived and heal from her past.
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Soul Strings
Soul Strings is a short film which takes a glimpse into the life of Narayan Bhopa, a priest-singer of folk deities in Rajasthan, India. He is the last in his family to carry on the dying tradition, playing the Ravanahatha, one of the oldest string instruments in world history.
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Crossing Borders
At a time of world tensions four American and four Moroccan students will travel and live together. Sharing experiences – Encountering the ‘Other’ – Discovering themselves.
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Hidden Apartheid: A Report on Caste Discrimination
"Hidden Apartheid: A Report on Caste Discrimination" lifts the lid on India's most shameful secret, its caste system. Being the first of it's kind, this film examines in detail the millennia-old practices that oppress millions of people in India, even today. Most alarming is the recent rise in atrocities related to caste in India, and its infiltration to every country where Indians have migrated.
Contact us.
info@orangekiteproductions.com
Los Angeles, CA