Kanika Vora
award-winning director & creative in Los Angeles
Contact
- kanika.vora@gmail.com
- linkedin.com/kanikavora
The Pomegranate Tree
2022 - Short Film
During the Partition of India in 1947, a Muslim mother, Azra, and her 16 year-old daughter, Saba, are searching for refuge in the neighborhood they once called home. Everyone turns their backs on them, everyone except for one Hindu family. The family of Manjula, a girl who used to play with Saba at the pomegranate tree. The Hindu family takes Azra and Saba in despite the reprecussions and helps them get to safety in the midst of violence and chaos.
Awards & Distinctions: Audience Choice Award at NFFTY, Official Selection at LA Shorts International Film Festival (Oscar Qualifier), Kate Hearst Award at Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Best Emerging Director at Coronado Island Film Festival, Best College Student Production at Breckenridge Film Festival, Gold Award at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Award of Excellence at Catalina Film Festival
Survivor Themed Party
2024
Designed and constructed muli-part challenges inspired by the reality-tv show Survivor.
Olympic Spirit
2017
A documentary about 2 intellectually disabled people who met through the Special Olympics and fell in love.
Watch ProjectAbout
Kanika Vora is a storyteller at heart.
She currently works as an Account Executive at Media Arts Lab — Apple’s dedicated creative agency — where she helps bring the brand to life through immersive short films for Vision Pro and bespoke creative content for Apple.
Before that, Kanika spent two years in entertainment PR at Rogers & Cowan PMK, working on acclaimed projects like Inside Out 2 and HBO’s Veep. She’s also a proud graduate of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, where she majored in Film Production with an emphasis in directing and minored in entrepreneurship. Her thesis film, The Pomegranate Tree, received wide recognition on the festival circuit, including the NFFTY People’s Choice Award and a screening at the Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts.
Kanika is passionate about stories that resonate long after the screen fades to black — stories that explore history, identity, and social issues through fresh perspectives and rich character-driven narratives.
When she’s not creating, you can find her playing guitar, snowboarding, at music festivals, or designing elaborate challenges and themed parties inspired by Survivor—the greatest show on television.