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nika braun
Biography
It all started when I made the first great decision: watching a theater play starred by my-then-first-freshmans-year-friend Joel. That triggered a series of meaningful other great decisions; I decided to study and pursue a career in theater, where,i had the opportunity to learn and work on a vast range of genres and methods, going from musical theater to Stanislavski, Grand Guignol, Brecht, Augusto Boal and Contemporary Theater, from acting to producing and directing plays.
Meanwhile, after graduating from university with a degree in advertising, I worked on some commercials and, consequently, on narrative feature films as well. That led me to live in Los Angeles for 4 years, to study directing and screenwriting at UCLA Extension – the second great decision. In LA I directed, edited and produced short films, music videos and web content, broaden my knowledge on method acting, cinematography and post-production.
Over the last two years, the third great decision came as I moved to Bangalore, India, to work as a filmmaker and photographer at Noora Health, a NGO centered in health care. Working together with the Design Team applying Human Centered Design principles, we created narrative videos with medical content embed into them, aiming to educate patients and family members on improving their recovering and well-being. It was a life-changing experience, and it will forever reflect on the reasons of why iI ove storytelling and its power of transform people’s lives, both ways.