RESUME OF NAVIN KULSHRESHTHA

SUMMARY

Independent filmmaker proficient in producing, directing, writing, and editing films and documentaries. 4 years professional website and graphic design experience. Entrepreneurial: started 2 successful companies. Excellent combination of creative, technical and business skills.

FILMS

• Asha goes to India, Producer, Director. A film about an American woman fascinated with Indian culture who travels there for the first time. Her destination is Rishikesh, the "Yoga Capital of the World," where she  immerses herself in the mystical teachings of the East. (to be shot in Fall, 2006)
• Race to the Sun, Producer, Director, Editor. Short film about one team's quest to win the Solar Decathlon, a competition in which teams must build the best solar powered home. Screened at several film festivals.
• Creative Mindflow, Producer, Director. Documentary about technique that helps artists and entrepreneurs tap into their unlimited creative potential. Viewed by executives at Discovery, HBO, Showtime and National Geographic.

SCRIPTS

• Free Energy - feature script about inventor who creates a free energy device that produces unlimited and free energy. He takes it to Washington DC expecting the world to embrace it but must overcome powerful forces that threaten his invention and his life. Won 3rd Place for Best Screenplay at Visions Festival.
• The Alchemist - feature length adaptation of the famous novel by Paulo Coelho about a young shepherd boy who leaves his home and travels in search of a worldly treasure. (in progress)

SKILLS

• Video: Final Cut Pro, After Effects, DVD Studio Pro, camera, sound, lighting, editing.
• Web: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Flash, HTML, graphic design.
• Writing: fiction scripts, documentary scripts, treatments, coverage, script analysis.

EXPERIENCE

• Founder & Director, Devi Studios (http://www.devistudios.com)
  Started own production company that designs websites and produces films and videos. Clients include corporations, non-profits and entrepreneurs. 2003 - present.
• Co-Founder & Co-Director, Washington Area Spiritual Network (WASN) (http://www.wasn.net) Created dynamic, online community of holistically minded individuals. Website includes calendar of events, holistic directory, database and e-commerce system. Over 1800 members and growing. 2000 - present.
• Website Developer (freelance)
  Designed websites and developed databases for a wide array of clients. 1999 - 2002.
• Research Assistant, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD. Conducted original brain research and published 2 abstracts of our results. 1993 - 1996.

EDUCATION

• Masters in Fine Arts (MFA), Film & Electronic Media, American University. Won full assistantship. Current GPA: 3.88. Graduating in early 2007.
• M.A. Public Communication, American University, Washington, DC, 2003. Teaching Assistant for 2 classes. Won full assistantship. GPA: 3.85.
• B.A. Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1996.
  General Honors and Departmental Honors, Dean's List
• "Story Seminar" in New York, 2004. Robert McKee's intense screenwriting workshop.

LANGUAGES/TRAVEL:

Native-born English speaker and proficient in Spanish. Can understand French and Hindi. Has lived in Canada, USA, Spain, and India. Has backpacked through Morocco.

HONORS  & AWARDS

Golden Key National Honor Society, All-American Scholar, Howard Hughes Fellow, Ranked 1st in Physics class at Johns Hopkins (out of 300), Provost Research Award, published a poem in literary journal 'Anagram'