Anuradha Rana (Anu)

Anuradha Rana is an independent filmmaker, educator, and program leader based in Chicago. Born and raised in India, her immigrant roots create the lens of a curious interloper at the heart of her films, where everyday characters push conventional boundaries. She is an Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Documentary Program at DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts and part of the leadership team for the Asian American Doc Network (A-DOC). She was named one of Chicago’s 50 Screen Gems in 2017 & 2019, a DCASE esteemed artist and DOC NYC’s Documentary New Leader in 2021. 

She recently completed feature documentary, Musher, which is screening at film festival and is currently on post-production on feature documentary, Language of Opportunity (Tribeca Film Institute Network 2020, A-DOC Producer’s Lab 2019). She is in development on fiction feature, The Punk Show in Chicago, which was chosen for the Chicago Independent Producer’s Lab in 2021 and the CIX:Lab | Chicago International Film Festival and Cinema/Chicago in 2022.