Akshaya Chinapa

Akshaya Chinapa was born in India and moved to Dubai, UAE, when she was only three. She spent the next 15 years there, before going to the United States for film school. She moved to Toronto to be closer to her family as well as to explore the Toronto Film Industry. She began her career by working for the Toronto International Film festival and Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary festival. But her desire to pursue her passion for filmmaking led her to the post graduate Film program at Sheridan College in Oakville. She now works as a freelance Editor and she hopes to further her career by making films about real people.