Biography

Ankita Sharma (she/her) is an award-winning director, writer, and producer known for crafting emotionally intense narratives that span horror, body horror, and documentary genres. She began her storytelling journey with the release of her debut novel, It's You I Want, on September 17, 2018. This novel laid the foundation for the Rotten Valley universe-a dark, psychological world that continues to expand across her work in film and literature.

Ankita's films explore the concealed emotional lives of her characters, often touching on the grotesque, the repressed, and the deeply human. Her short film MOLD won Best Female Director at the South Film & Arts Academy and was featured at festivals such as Nawada, Saath Jiyo Foundation, Caravan, MegaFlix, and the Fortean Film Festival.

Her documentary Pole Dancing as a Dance Form received Best Documentary Film from the University of East London, while The Filth Collector garnered the Outstanding Achievement Award in Women's Film from Beyond Border and Best Student Director from the Crown Wood International Film Festival.

Ankita's upcoming project, Crown of 4 Finger, is set to release soon and will further expand the Rotten Valley universe. With each work, she delves deeper into the emotional and psychological complexities of human existence-examining the things we learn, hide, and hold in the dark.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ankita Sharma