Raj Amit Kumar
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| Born | 1 April 1978 |
| Residence | Florida, USA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | PhD candidate |
| Alma mater |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale City University of New York |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Organization | Dark Frames |
| Website | www |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Raj Amit Kumar is a filmmaker and writer. He is known for his socio-political drama Unfreedom: Blemished Light which was banned in India for its political content.
He founded Dark Frames with the commitment to bring out stories that speak of "unfreedom" in human life.
Unfreedom, a socio-political drama is his first feature film. Set in New York and New Delhi, the film deals with issues of identity and violence.
The film stars Victor Banerjee and Adil Hussain. In a recent interview, Victor Banerjee commended Raj Amit Kumar for his approach to sex and violence in this film, which were an essential part of the story and screenplay even though he has usually condemned the vulgarity with which these are approached in mainstream cinema.
National Film Awards winner Hari Nair is the cinematographer of the film. Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty has done the Sound Design and Original Music Score is by Filmfare Awards winner Wayne Sharpe and Jesse Kotansky.
The script for this film won the first prize in the 2009 Faculty Screenwriting Competition at University Film and Video Association.
He graduated with a Masters of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from College of Staten Island (CUNY) in 2006 where he received the George Custen Memorial Award for Academic Excellence. He has also been awarded by the National Scholarship of India for Academic Excellence, and a First Prize in Faculty Screenwriting Award at University Film and Video Association (UFVA) 2009.
Having finished his PhD coursework in Cinema and Media studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) he began work on his first feature-length film Unfreedom: Blemished Light.
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