Kanika Vora
award-winning director & creative in Los Angeles
Contact
- kanika.vora@gmail.com
- linkedin.com/kanikavora
The Pomegranate Tree
2022 - Short Film
During the Partition of India in 1947, a Muslim mother, Azra, and her 16 year-old daughter, Saba, are searching for refuge in the neighborhood they once called home. Everyone turns their backs on them, everyone except for one Hindu family. The family of Manjula, a girl who used to play with Saba at the pomegranate tree. The Hindu family takes Azra and Saba in despite the reprecussions and helps them get to safety in the midst of violence and chaos.
Awards & Distinctions: Audience Choice Award at NFFTY, Official Selection at LA Shorts International Film Festival (Oscar Qualifier), Kate Hearst Award at Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Best Emerging Director at Coronado Island Film Festival, Best College Student Production at Breckenridge Film Festival, Gold Award at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Award of Excellence at Catalina Film Festival
Survivor Themed Party
2024
Designed and constructed muli-part challenges inspired by the reality-tv show Survivor.
Olympic Spirit
2017
A documentary about 2 intellectually disabled people who met through the Special Olympics and fell in love.
Watch ProjectAbout
Kanika Vora is currently an Account Executive at Rogers & Cowan PMK where she has spent the last 2+ years learning about the business side of the entertainment industry. Prior to that, she graduated from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts with a major in film production - emphasis on directing and a minor in entrepreneurship. Kanika brings her unique style of storytelling and creativity to everything she does.
Kanika is passionate about telling stories that leave the audience thinking long after the credits roll. She likes to bring to light stories from the past with new or unique perspectives and voices. She is drawn to stories that touch on social issues, past or present, through narrative and connections to the characters.
In her free time, she likes to express herself through her diverse hobbies of playing the guitar, snowboarding, painting, going to music festivals, and building challenges/ throwing parties based on Survivor, the greatest show on television.