Directing

Anya Narendra

Born February 6, 2003 · Ajax, Ontario (age 23)

Anya Narendra (born February 6, 2003), is a Canadian-born filmmaker. She holds a BAH in Psychology and Film & Media at Queen's University, and is best known for her directorial debut, Malice (2026). Featuring life-sized puppets and a world built entirely by hand from cardboard, paper, and jute twine, Malice reflects her passion for practical artistry and thoughtful, visually distinctive filmmakin…

Known For

Under PressureUnder Pressure · 2025
Under Pressure
2025
MovieComedyDrama
A director, trying to reignite his passion for filmmaking, struggles to direct a very demanding scene until he is asked to give hist cast a line reading…
Mister BedscratchMister Bedscratch · 2025
Mister Bedscratch
2025
Movie
A boy tries to earn the love of his abusive father while contending with torment from the monster under his bed.
Under PressureUnder Pressure · 2025
Under Pressure
2025
MovieComedyFantasy
A director, trying to reignite his passion for filmmaking, struggles to direct a very demanding scene until he is asked to give hist cast a line reading…
MaliceMalice
Malice
MovieDramaFantasy
A young creature’s emotional awareness clashes with an elder determined to define what he should feel.
BROBRO · 2026
BRO
2026
MovieHorrorComedy
A young gay man takes refuge in a house of hyper-masculine fraternity brothers, unaware that their brotherhood conceals a sinister plan.
Countdown to MidnightCountdown to Midnight · 2025
Countdown to Midnight
2025
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
After an encounter with a strange man, Nathan is cursed to vanish from everyone’s memory—his physical presence fading and his existence slipping away. With a literal timer counting down above his head, Nathan has until midnight to unravel the mystery of the curse, or risk being erased from reality forever. In this interactive film, after viewing the introduction, the viewer chooses the order to view 3 different stories in, which will lead to a different ending.
A Minor InconvenienceA Minor Inconvenience · 2025
A Minor Inconvenience
2025
Movie
In a series of encounters, six women are reminded of their otherness, exposing the insidious and pervasive nature of gendered microaggressions. The subtle sting of being a woman.
How Was Your Day?How Was Your Day? · 2026
How Was Your Day?
2026
MovieComedy
Ben’s days are a mess of minor catastrophes that only seem to get worse. But none of it matters, because he lives with roommates who never let him get a word in. As the interruptions pile up, the question becomes less dramatic and more ridiculous: will Ben ever get to talk about his day?

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