Roopa Gogineni

Roopa Gogineni

Roopa Gogineni is a Paris-based filmmaker and photographer. For a decade she lived in Nairobi, developing a collaborative practice alongside communities in struggle across East Africa. Her films, described as intimate and urgent, have premiered at festivals including IDFA, SXSW, Hot Docs and Sheffield Doc/Fest. She has directed documentaries for The New York Times, BBC and Al Jazeera and her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, BFI Doc Society, CatchLight, Firelight and Chicken & Egg Pictures. She is the coordinator of Night School, a network of grassroots film clubs for displaced Sudanese communities, and co-founder of Sunduq Al Sudan, a fund supporting mutual aid groups on the frontlines of Sudan’s counterrevolutionary war.

Upcoming Events

BLF 2025
Roopa Gogineni, Farhaan Mumtaz
Neza Bazi Stables: Screening + Q&A
Saturday, 28 June 2025 | 19:00 – 20:00
Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Film, Yorkshire
Event Reference: BF002
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BLF 2025
Farhaan Mumtaz, Roopa Gogineni
Documentary Filmmaking Workshop
Sunday, 29 June 2025 | 10:30 – 12:00
Teaching Room, University of Bradford – Bright Building, Teaching Room, BD7 1DB
Film
Event Reference: BF007
BLF 2025
Roopa Gogineni, Salman Shaikh, Prof. Owen Greene, Dr. Nafeez Ahmed
Beyond the Headlines: Understanding the Crisis in Sudan
Sunday, 29 June 2025 | 15:30 – 16:30
The Banqueting Hall, City Hall, BD1 1HY
World Affairs & Politics
Event Reference: WA024