ABOUT ME
About Munmun Dhalaria
I’m an independent filmmaker and National Geographic Storytelling Explorer, mainly focused on wildlife conservation, gender and science communication.
Having lived and worked across India, my fascination with wild animals strangely began in Cape Cod, USA at the age of 15. As a foreign exchange student, my preferred after school activity was to study radio collared urban coyotes. Back home in India, I lend a humanistic lens to stories about our natural world.
After completing my MA in Media and Cultural Studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai), I have made several documentaries collaborating closely with scientists, wildlife biologists, social workers and government officials who dedicate their lives to wildlife conservation, public health, women's empowerment and child rights.
In 2018, a National Geographic grant supported me in documenting the rare and elusive Western Tragopan, considered a holy grail among birders and wildlife photographers. This grant culminated in a short film titled ‘The Jujurana’s Kingdom’, published on National Geographic.
Committed to sharing my love for lesser known species with a wider audience, I worked on a 10 part wildlife conservation series for broadcast called ‘On The Brink’, that showcases diverse species and habitats in India.
As Assistant Director and cameraperson, I have filmed scientists and conservationists protecting critical habitats and Endangered or Vulnerable species including the Snow leopard, critically endangered Gharial, Olive Ridley turtles, the Indian Wolf, Hornbills, Bats and 3 critically endangered species of Vultures. The series also stars the world's most trafficked mammal, the Pangolin, and one of India's rarest primates, the Lion-Tailed Macaque.
I have been an independent Producer/ Director for online channels like Vice News and Al Jazeera and recently filmed topical stories ranging from climate change in the upper Himalayas to the opioid crisis in north India.
In 2022, I worked as an Assistant Producer at Wildstar Films in the UK, working extensively in Development and on 3 Disney productions.
Since returning to India, I have produced a short film on the Red Pandas's conservation in north-east India, on perinatal depression in women in Rajasthan, swamp tigers of Sunderbans and Snow Leopard conservation in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.
I am currently filming a Gibbon story in Malaysia, and many exciting human-wildlife stories under NDA that I can;t wait to share with the world.
I’m an independent filmmaker and National Geographic Storytelling Explorer, mainly focused on wildlife conservation, gender and science communication.
Having lived and worked across India, my fascination with wild animals strangely began in Cape Cod, USA at the age of 15. As a foreign exchange student, my preferred after school activity was to study radio collared urban coyotes. Back home in India, I lend a humanistic lens to stories about our natural world.
After completing my MA in Media and Cultural Studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai), I have made several documentaries collaborating closely with scientists, wildlife biologists, social workers and government officials who dedicate their lives to wildlife conservation, public health, women's empowerment and child rights.
In 2018, a National Geographic grant supported me in documenting the rare and elusive Western Tragopan, considered a holy grail among birders and wildlife photographers. This grant culminated in a short film titled ‘The Jujurana’s Kingdom’, published on National Geographic.
Committed to sharing my love for lesser known species with a wider audience, I worked on a 10 part wildlife conservation series for broadcast called ‘On The Brink’, that showcases diverse species and habitats in India. As Assistant Director and cameraperson, I have filmed scientists and conservationists protecting critical habitats and Endangered or Vulnerable species including the Snow leopard, critically endangered Gharial, Olive Ridley turtles, the Indian Wolf, Hornbills, Bats and 3 critically endangered species of Vultures. The series also stars the world's most trafficked mammal, the Pangolin, and one of India's rarest primates, the Lion-tailed macaque.
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I have been an independent Producer/ Director for online channels like Vice News and Al Jazeera and recently filmed topical stories ranging from climate change in the upper Himalayas to the opioid crisis in north India.
In 2022, I worked as an Assistant Producer at Wildstar Films in the UK, working extensively in Development and on 3 Disney productions.
I am currently filming a Gibbon story in Malaysia, and many exciting human-wildlife stories under NDA that I can;t wait to share with the world.
