I was lead cinematographer for The Injured Body documentary. The shooting took place over several years and will start showing publicly in the Fall of 2025.

The Injured Body is a feature length documentary directed and produced by Mara Ahmed. It examines racism through the lens of microaggressions: slights, slips of the tongue, and offenses that accumulate over a lifetime and impede a person’s ability to function and thrive in the world. The film is based on a series of conversations with a diverse group of women of color involved in community work in Western New York. It weaves together an alternative narrative strand told through dance and movement choreographed by Mariko Yamada, Rosalie “Daystar” Jones, Sraddha Prativadi and Sejal Shah. Cinematography by Rajesh Barnabas. Music by Frédéric Chopin and Maurice Ravel from Musopen.org. The Injured Body is slated for release in 2025. More information at www.NeelumFilms.com.