About

Poornima Francis (1997, Qatar) is a filmmaker and journalist. In 2021, she graduated from the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (Pune, India) with a Master's degree in Mass Communication (with a focus in film). During her study, she wrote and directed several short film scripts since developing a special interest in stories of cultural (and emotional) resistance. She is currently completing her graduate studies in journalism at the UBC School of Journalism, Writing and Media in what is currently called Vancouver, Canada.