Tanishiqa is a young filmmaker and artist, originating from Punjab, India, currently living and making in so-called Vancouver as an international student. Her films are deeply personal reflections of the way she sees the world – engaging in questions about community and identity. As an immigrant, a woman, and a neurodivergent person-of-color, her subject matter is often preoccupied by the examination of the Political in the domestic and interpersonal sphere.
As she discovers her style and voice as a filmmaker, she has found that her practice is 2-pronged – utilising the best of both modern technology and the beauty and restraint of analog film. She loves writing characters and building intricate dramatic stories, but also deeply enjoys the tactility of analog film, which is a big part of her experimental practice, working on the film surface like a canvas to draw, paint, ink and scratch on!