ATIN MEHRA
Cinematographer | Editor | Director
Hi there! 👋
I’m Atin Mehra, an award-winning filmmaker based in the Los Angeles area. With over 20 years of experience, I’ve worked across India, Nepal and the United States, creating powerful documentaries, films, commercials, reality shows, music videos, non-profit and corporate videos.
My passion lies in crafting moving and still images that capture life. Much of my life’s work is focused on social impact, including disability-related content.
I’d love the opportunity to collaborate and help bring your vision to the screen. Let’s create something amazing together—feel free to reach out!
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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS
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!["Official poster for Being Michelle, a film by Atin Mehra. The design features a woman holding a self-portrait illustration, symbolizing identity and storytelling. Tagline: 'Voices unseen. Justice silenced. Love abounds.'"]()
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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![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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Hidden Scenes
A feature Documentary film about San Fransisco underground hidden music band.
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![Poster for Live at the Deaf Club, a documentary directed, edited, and shot by Atin Mehra, a Los Angeles-based cinematographer. It explores the punk explosion at the San Francisco Deaf Club, celebrating an unexpected cultural movement.]()
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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![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.
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 / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
HIDDEN SCENES / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
A feature documentary film about San Francisco underground hidden music bands.
HCBS FINAL RULE / THE ANIMATED SERIES
"I shot the ASL Picture-in-Picture content for the California Department of Developmental Services HCBS Final Rule / The Animated Series. The series features characters like Lorenzo, Maya, Dexter, Steven, and superhero Lanterman, who share stories to explain the rights of individuals receiving Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). Designed to equip regional centers, service providers, and the broader community, the series illustrates the ten federal requirements of the HCBS Final Rule. Each episode was translated into 20 languages, including ASL, to ensure accessibility and inclusivity."
Short 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...
Contact us.
info@orangekiteproductions.com
Los Angeles, CA
Director of Photography Past Work 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.
