Shaina Ghuraya

Shaina Ghuraya (she/her) is a writer and director whose style is a lot like her personality—quirky, bold, and unapologetic. She grew up in the suburb of Elk Grove, California, where she stood out as a young Indian girl in a wheelchair.

She made her first film at Sacramento State University, where, upset at the discriminatory policies, she attached a camera to her wheelchair and filmed her experiences.

Shaina was a pandemic graduate of USC’s Film and TV Production program and a Netflix Animation Apprentice and writer on the show Boons and Curses. She is a 2020 Academy Gold Rising Alumni, where she was named Valedictorian, and she was also the 2020 winter recipient of the SF Film Rainin Grant for her feature film Agg, which she will direct. Her films have screened at Slamdance, Superfest, ReelAbilities LA, and Easterseals. 

She is represented by Jeff Portnoy at Bellevue Productions