Draft:Rhea Solanki
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Comment: Please remove all the sources which don't even name her. Add sources that carries coverage of the person. Please see WP:FILMMAKER and WP:THREE. Twinkle1990 (talk) 04:41, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
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Rhea Solanki | |
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| Born | 1996 (age 27–28) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Production Designer, Art Director |
| Notable work | Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Surfside Girls, We Were Meant To |
Rhea Solanki is an Indian-Canadian Filmmaker, Production Designer, Art Director and Writer. She is best known for her work on Netflix's hit Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story where she worked with Production Designer Matthew Flood Ferguson, a close collaborator of Ryan Murphy. Some of her other projects include Apple TV's Surfside Girls and Lionsgate / ABC's hit sitcom Home Economics.[1]
Her film, We Were Meant To world premiered at Sundance 2023 where it was an Official Selection for US Fiction Short Films category and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.[2][3][4]
Early Life and Education[edit]
Solanki was born in Mumbai, India and grew up in Vancouver, Canada. She spent her childhood traveling between the two countries.[5][6] She is currently based in Los Angeles, USA. Her father is a serial entrepreneur who currently is working in the energy and climate change sector.
She received her Bachelor in Arts for Theatre Design & Production, Film and Digital Culture at Arizona State University. Before pursuing her Master's (MFA) in Production Design at the American Film Institute. It is currently ranked the number 1 film school in America[7] and is considered one of the best production design programs in the world.[8][9]
Career[edit]
Theatre[edit]
She started her career as a Set Designer on various Theatre productions in India and USA. Her first project in high school, Antigone, was shown at the National Centre for Performing Arts. She has also collaborated with the Southwest Shakespeare Company and the Straycat Theatre.[10]
Film & Television[edit]
The first film she is credited with designing is Gunsight. However her most pivotal project was Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which is only the third series in history to cross over 1 Billion hours streamed within its first 60 days on Netflix; making it currently the third most popular English language show of all time for the streamer.[11]
Another one of her films - Amina, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2022 and was screened alongside Jordan Peele's film Nope in select theaters across the US.[12][13]
She has also frequently collaborated with Greg J. Grande - the production designer with whom she created both Home Economics Season 3, which averaged over 1.98 million viewers,[14] and the upcoming Hulu / Onyx TV Show Unprisoned.[15][16]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Accolades | Notes |
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| 2023 | Unprisoned | Multiple | ||
| 2023 | You, Me & Her | Dan Levy Dagerman | To Be Released | |
| 2022 | Surfside Girls | Multiple | ||
| 2022 | Home Economics | Multiple | Season 3 | |
| 2022 | We Were Meant To | Tari Wariebi | World Premiere and Official Selection US Fiction Short Films at Sundance Film Festival 2023[2]Nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize[17] Won Executive's Award Best Narrative Short at PAFF 2023[18] | |
| 2022 | Amina | Shanrica Evans[19] | World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2022[20]
Official Selection at Chicago International Festival 2022[21] |
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| 2022 | Satanic Hispanics | Alejandro Brugues | World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2022
Winner: Best Directors at Fantastic Fest 2022[22] Official Selection at Beyond Fest 2022[23] Official Selection at Hola Mexico Film Festival 2022 |
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| 2022 | Hysterical | April Moreau | Official Selection at the Florida International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection at the LA Shorts International Film Festival 2022 Official Selection at the Catalina Film Festival 2022 Official Selection at the Mill Valley Film Festival 2022 Official Selection at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2022 |
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| 2021 | Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Multiple | Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film | Created by Ryan Murphy |
| 2020 | True Reviews | Multiple | Winner for Grand Jury & Audience Award for “Best Web Series” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2022
Winner for “Best Long Form Short Film” at the Female Feedback Film Festival 2022 Winner for "Best Web Series" at the Accolade Global Film Competition Nominee for " Best Comedy" at LA Webfest 2022 Official Selection at Stareable Fest 2022 Finalist of the FilmQuest Film Festival 2022 Finalist at The Web Series Festival Global 2022 Official Selection of Lift-Off Global Network 2022 |
Season 1 |
| 2020 | Til Life Do Us Part | Aaron Goldenberg | Official Selection at Hollyshorts Film Festival 2020
Official Selection at Prague International Indie Film Festival 2020 Official Selection at MELECH Film Festival 2020 (Israel) Official Selection at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2020 |
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| 2020 | Leave Us Here | Tari Wariebi | Official Selection at LA Film Fest 2020
Official Selection at Summer in the South 2020 |
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| 2020 | Harana | Marie Jamora | Winner: Jury Prize Best Shorts Narrative Competition at Sarasota Film Festival | |
| 2019 | Huge Fan | Barry S. Silver | Winner: Best Short Film at Santa Monica Film Festival 2019 | |
| 2019 | Gunsight | Niko Ren |
References[edit]
- ^ "Visual storytelling through traditional filmmaking". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ a b "2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film and Indie Episodic Program Lineup - sundance.org". 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "AFI Alumni Projects in the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Lineup". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2023-01-31). "Tari Wariebi Signs With ColorCreative, Plots Feature Adaptation Of 2023 Sundance Short 'We Were Meant To'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "About". rheasolanki. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Stories, Local. "Meet Rhea Solanki - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia; Galuppo, Mia (2022-08-05). "2022's Top 25 American Film Schools, Ranked". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Whitlock, Cathy; Whitlock, Cathy (2018-10-05). "Top 10 Hollywood Production Design Programs Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Nivedita (2023-02-25). "Rhea Solanki: As A Person Of Colour In Hollywood, My Work Often Centers Around Social Change". Outlook. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Production Design | Rhea Solanki". rheasolanki. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Campione, Katie; Campione, Katie (2022-12-05). "'Dahmer' Becomes Third Netflix Series To Cross 1B Hours Viewed, Joining 'Squid Game' & 'Stranger Things 4'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Kyles, Akira. "Actor who grew up in Fayetteville stars in short film screening prior to the movie 'Nope'". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Marrying Art & Tech: Indian-Canadian production designer on Metaverse changing the ecosystem of entertainment". WION. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Kimball, Trevor (2022-12-08). "Home Economics: Season Three Ratings". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley; Goldberg, Lesley (2022-05-13). "Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo Lead Hulu/Onyx Comedy 'Unprisoned'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Exclusive! Production designer Rhea Solanki on social message-focused projects". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2023-01-31). "Tari Wariebi Signs With ColorCreative, Plots Feature Adaptation Of 2023 Sundance Short 'We Were Meant To'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "2023 Filmmaker Awards Announced! - Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF)". 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ McNamara, Tara; McNamara, Tara (2022-06-17). "Journey to the Moon Shines a Light on the Humanity of Queer Black Women". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Earl, William; Earl, William (2022-06-14). "Variety and Indeed Celebrate Rising Voices With Tribeca Festival Panel Featuring Next Generation of BIPOC Filmmakers". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Amina [short film]". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ Korngut, Josh (2022-09-27). "Horror Anthology 'Satanic Hispanics' Wins Big At Fantastic Fest!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "2022 Films". Beyond Fest. Retrieved 2022-12-21.