Salman Javeed is an independent filmmaker and photographer specializing in non-fiction storytelling, with a focus on environmental conservation. A graduate of the Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, his work ranges from documentaries to experimental films, blending traditional and innovative techniques. He has created films across India, collaborating with farmers, indigenous communities, researchers, government officials, and organizations within the development sector. His projects often explore themes such as sustainable agriculture, rights-based conservation, and education.
He has worked with organizations such as the Centre for Pastoralism, UNDP India, Vikalp Sangam, and ATREE, producing films that address key social and environmental issues alongside these partners.
His feature-length documentary, A Flaming Forest, examines exclusionary conservation practices in the Biligiri Rangaswamy Tiger Reserve and the displacement of the indigenous Soliga community. The film has been officially selected at festivals like ALTEFF and Film SouthAsia and has screened at institutions including Norway’s University of Life Sciences and the University of Colorado, sparking discussions on conservation and indigenous rights.
In the education space, Salman has served as a Project Associate at the Srishti Institute, working closely with students and conducting workshops. He led a phone filmmaking workshop for high school students in Pangi, a remote Himalayan region, as part of the UNDP’s snow leopard conservation efforts, and taught an ethnographic film workshop at Janaki Devi Memorial College in Delhi, as well as a high-altitude workshop in the Himalayas.
