“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”
︎ Audre Lorde, from The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action
sonia desai rayka (she/her)
director, archival researcher, writer
Sonia Desai Rayka (she/her) is a documentary filmmaker and cultural worker whose body of work interrogates the embodied consequences of borders and how despite threats to our worlds, joy persists. Her directorial work has been supported by Firelight Media, Blackstar Projects, BRIC TV, Next Doc, and Asian American Documentary Network. She is currently in production on a documentary short on migration, artistry, and homemaking through the eyes of a child. Based in Brooklyn by way of Ohio, Sonia is the granddaughter of Raghunath and Dhanaben.
Say hello: soniadesairayka@gmail.com
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