René Verma
About Me
Creative Strategist + Content Creator | Grassroots Organizer | Recovering Scholar | Spoken Word Poet | Imp + Tinkerer + Film Buff | Lover of memes and Nutella
Location
New York City, NY
New Delhi, India
Education
N
New York University
August 2018 - May 2019
degree
Master's
majors
Art
Public Policy
minors
Film
Playwriting and Screenwriting
coursework
Cellphone Cinema
Interactive Filmmaking
Fiction Writing
Acting for the Camera
Professional Lighting and Camera Techniques
Devising and Documentary
U
University of Oxford
August 2017 - May 2018
U
University of Oxford
August 2016 - May 2017
S
St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi
June 2013 - May 2016
H
Harvard University
May 2015 - August 2015
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Work Experience
V
VICE Media
Storytelling Fellow
New York City, NY, United States of America
January 2019 - May 2019
company
VICE Media
title
Storytelling Fellow
overview
Conducted interviews, pre-visualization, research for short-form documentary series pitch on international student experiences of borders, school and graduation called Degrees of Separation. Presented to executives in the VICE headquarters.
R
Rhodes Trust
Co-Convenor, Rhodes Women
June 2017 - June 2018
R
Rhodes Trust
Co-Convenor, Rhodes Social Impact Group
June 2017 - June 2018
I
International Gender Studies Centre, Oxford
Junior Research/ Communications Associate
May 2017 - May 2018
S
Summit Education Enterprise
Group Supervisor, Mentor
August 2016 - December 2016
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Fun Fact
At the age of sixteen, I won a national award from the British Council for my performance in a play I wrote and directed. I played an Indian grandmother who rapped as effortlessly as she judged millennials.
Passion
I believe in the transformative power of storytelling. Creative communications are the deepest form of relationship building: between people and ideas. Impact and strategy. I care about caring, and using worlds of words to create systems where we all care more.
Skills
Languages
BengaliEnglishHindiPunjabiUrdu
Skills
Adobe Creative CloudAsanaCisionCMR systems: Jira,Confluence,Oracle,SalesforceCreative WritingFundraisingLexisNexisMarketing StrategyMicrosoft OfficePublic RelationsResearchSalesforce
Gigs / Freelance
K
Kudi Namkeen
January 2015 - present
N
NDTV India
India Matters
February 2015 - present
S
Sofy India, UniCharm
#ImNotDown
May 2015 - present
B
BBC Arts Hour
I'm Out Tonight
March 2015 - present
O
Oxford OffBeat Festival
Dis-Covery
June 2017 - present
Volunteer
M
Memories Through Cinema, Tongues on Fire
September 2017 - April 2018
O
Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre
January 2017 - January 2018
Hobbies
Running
Creative Writing
Listening to Music
Photography
Traveling
Reading
Videos
bindass Dream Start UTV Motion Pictures edition
December 2014
Everyone seeks a great start, that one opportunity which can kickstart the beginning of a very exciting journey. ‘bindass Dream Start’ is that platform that provides you with those opportunities and experiences.
The previous edition of bindass Dream Start gave young India an opportunity t...
Saawan Aayega
March 2019
The rain, it will come.
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Performed, directed and edited by René Sharanya Verma
Cinematography and production by Revant Ashvin Verma
Shot entirely on the iPhone 6.
Open Letter to Honey Singh
January 2015
Watch Delhi Poetry Slam's performer Rene's response to how rap music defines women in narrow and derogatory ways. Take that, Honey Singh!
To stay up to date with our latest videos and cool slam poetry, make sure to subscribe to this YouTube channel by visiting https://www.youtube.com/chan...
Rene Sharanya Verma responds to #imnotdown with an open letter to all girls on their period.