Rhea Solanki
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Rhea Solanki is an Indian-Canadian Filmmaker, Production designer, Art director and Writer. She is best known for her work on Netflix hit Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story where she worked with Production Designer Matthew Flood Ferguson, a close collaborator of Ryan Murphy (filmmaker). Some of her other projects include Apple TV+ Surfside Girls and Lionsgate Television / ABC Signature hit sitcom Home Economics (TV series).
Her film, We Were Meant To will world premiere at Sundance Film Festival where it is an Official Selection for US Fiction Short Films category.[1][2]
Early Life and Education
Solanki was born in Mumbai, India and grew up in Vancouver, Canada. She spent her childhood traveling between the two countries.[3] [4] [5] 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[6] and is considered one of the best production design programs in the world.[7]
Career
Theatre
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 the Performing Arts (India)|National Centre for Performing Arts. She has also collaborated with the Southwest Shakespeare Company and the Straycat Theatre. [8]
Film & Television
The first film she is credited with designing is Gunsight.[9] However her most pivotal project was Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story|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.[10]
Another one of her films - Amina, premiered at the Tribeca Film festival|Tribeca Film Festival 2022 and was screened alongside Jordan Peele's film NOPE in select theaters across the US.[11] [12]
She has also frequently collaborated with imdbname:0334805|Greg J. Grande - the production designer with whom she created both Home Economics Season 3, which averaged over 1.98 million viewers[13], and the upcoming Hulu / Onyx TV Show Unprisoned[14].
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Accolades | Notes |
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| 2023 | Unprisoned | Multiple | To Be Released | |
| 2023 | You, Me & Her | Dan Levy Dagerman | To Be Released | |
| 2022 | Surfside Girls | Multiple | ||
| 2022 | Home Economics | Multiple | ||
| 2022 | We Were Meant To | Tari Wariebi | Sundance Film Festival 2023 [1] | |
| 2022 | Amina | Shanrica Evans[15] | World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2022[16]
Official Selection at Chicago International Festival 2022 [17] |
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| 2022 | Satanic Hispanics | Alejandro Brugues | World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2022
Winner: Best Directors at Fantastic Fest 2022[18] Official Selection at Beyond Fest 2022[19] 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 | Ryan Murphy |
| 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 Warieb | 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[20] | |
| 2019 | Huge Fan | Barry S. Silver | Winner: Best Short Film at Santa Monica Film Festival 2019 | |
| 2019 | Gunsight | Niko Ren |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
- ↑ "About". rheasolanki. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ "Rhea Solanki". IMDb. 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.
- ↑ "Production Design | Rhea Solanki". rheasolanki. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ Ren, Niko (2019-08-01), Gunsight (Short, Sci-Fi), American Film Institute (AFI), retrieved 2022-12-21
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Domash, Alexa (2022-10-01). "Rhea Solanki – The Journey of an Ingenious, Innovative, & Creative Film Production Designer". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Harana - IMDb, retrieved 2022-12-21
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