Hi! I'm Malvika.I create documentaries, explainers,
animated shorts, and more.Watch some of my work, or read more about me here.

the met | sue cassidy clark's documentary | cinematographer

For Met patron and emeritus volunteer Sue Cassidy Clark, photography was a means of sharing her experiences in the jazz clubs of New York and the basketball courts of the NBA. When she realized it was time to let go of her cameras, she decided to donate them to The Met’s Department of Photographic Conservation.In 2025, I followed this story alongside Director Ann Collins, who entrusted me with leading the verité-style filming and involving me in key stages of production — from underwater shooting to story structuring and archival research. The resulting documentary surpassed the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s typical viewership on YouTube, increased the Museum’s channel following by 25%, and has garnered 164,000 views to date.Watch the full documentary here with the credits.

vice asia | breaking bones to grow taller in india | researcher

In 2022, I worked alongside Dir. Surabhi Tandon on an investigative short for VICE Asia’s Deadly Beauty series exploring the rise of limb-lengthening surgeries in India. The film follows a 42-year-old railway officer who undergoes the Ilizarov technique to increase his height by 13 cm—a procedure that involves surgically breaking the leg bones and gradually separating them with an external fixator. As he endures a painful and risky recovery, the film examines why he is willing to risk infection, failed bone healing, and deformities, situating his decision within the wider socio-political pressures surrounding height, masculinity, and opportunity in India.Watch the full film here with the credits.

the met | youtube shorts | editor, animator, producer

In 2025, I pitched, produced, and edited Artwork of the Month, a short-form series in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Designed to bridge short- and long-form storytelling, the series also positioned the museum to engage with evolving global geopolitical contexts. Drawing from the Met’s extensive digital archive, I repurposed existing content into concise videos spotlighting works from its collection.Each tile above links to an individual short.

the met | civic practice partnership 2023-2025| cinematographer + production coordinator

The Met’s Civic Practice Partnership (CPP), launched in 2017, catalyzes and implements creative projects that advance healthy communities by bringing the skills and interests of neighborhood stakeholders together with those of The Met and artists who are socially minded in their practice. Invited CPP artists work in their own neighborhoods across New York City and at The Met to develop and implement ambitious projects and forge meaningful collaborations.In 2024, I shot and coordinated production for two short documentaries highlighting the work of three awardees. While these films didn’t rank among the most-watched on our channel, they played an important role in amplifying and preserving the remarkable efforts of these practitioners—who have created spaces such as a Free Black Women’s Library and developed archival collections that center undertold and marginalised stories.Watch the documentary on the Free Black Women's Library here
and watch the documentary on the Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine here.

commission project | freddi shehadi's band | director + videographer + editor

Three-part vérité-style music video series for Emmy-winning musician Fredi Shehadi.
Watch the part one here, on Freddi's channel.