About the Artist

Shiva Raichandani is a multidisciplinary non-binary artist whose works harness the power of storytelling to create inclusive spaces for positive gender-expansive representation in media.

Shiva is a screenwriter, director, and producer for film and TV. As an awardee of the inaugural Netflix Documentary Talent Fund, they directed a short film called PEACH PARADISE, which premiered on TikTok’s first-ever live film showcase. Shiva’s independent short  QUEER PARIVAAR won the prestigious BAFTA-qualifying Iris Prize ‘Best British Short’ award, making it available for broadcast and streaming on Channel 4.

More recently, Shiva’s documentary ALWAYS, ASIFA (commissioned by Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund 2022) premiered at the BFI’s London Film Festival. Shiva was a semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent; competed on India’s and France’s Got Talent; participated in an exclusive Netflix short film; delivered a TEDx  and 'Google - I am Remarkable’ talk; & performed at Cannes Lions. 

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Shiva also freelances as a speaker and consultant on inclusive LGBTQIA+ practices for corporate and non-profit organisations, and is a D&I Content Consultant at New Inclusion.

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Shiva has degrees in Psychology, Counselling, and Media Communication. Born in Hong Kong, raised in Dubai and Indonesia, educated in India, and currently based in London, they are an ideal example of a global citizen with rich sensitivity to diverse cultures.