Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rhea Kewalramani

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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:38, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rhea Kewalramani[edit]

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Too complicated for PROD. I cannot find any evidence of her films, nor that a film called Female to Male was shown at Cannes per this apparently comprehensive list. She exists and was selected as a jurist, but nothing approaching creative notability. Star Mississippi 21:50, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, Women, and India. Star Mississippi 21:50, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I'm usually good at rescuing articles like this, and searched for all sorts of combinations of words that I thought would find verification, if not notability. I found none. CT55555 (talk) 22:19, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I had the same issues. If any of this is verifiable, she'd probably be notable even if just as a student filmmaker. But I can't find anything besides her Vimeo (which doesn't include Female to Male) and a Tumblr post. Star Mississippi 22:26, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If anyone can find anything that supports keeping this, I will be immediately pleading with them for mentoring! CT55555 (talk) 22:35, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I also checked the databases I can access at the WP Library, and only found this Hindustan Times article (also available online), which verifies she founded the animation studio and received some attention for the Election Mat-ters campaign in 2014, but is not enough to support notability per our guidelines. Beccaynr (talk) 23:58, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. There's a blog post by Mihir Desai/Rhea Kewalramani [1] which suggests it might be Being France that appeared at Cannes? ("in 2010 I was part of the Real Ideas Studio student filmmaking program at the Festival de Cannes. Here, I was awarded Best Director for our team documentary 'Being France' - about the life of France, a transexual cabaret dancer.") Not that that is in the list either. I wonder if student films are presented separately? The duo won a travel scholarship for Paan India in 2014 [2]. Espresso Addict (talk) 04:27, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like that might be the case, but the English language version of that page doesn't go into much detail on how selective the submission process is. Nor can I find the 2010 list of student films. If Rhea's work were more recent this would be a no brainer to draftify, but I'm not sure what we're going to find if she's no longer an active filmmaker maintaining a portfolio that could theoretically lead to news clips. Star Mississippi 13:16, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That does sound quite promising but if it relates to a short film might still not meet guidelines. I hate deleting content on non-white women who clearly have some claim to inclusion but I've not had a lot of luck with searches on this one. I did wonder if the subject had changed her name eg on marriage. Perhaps ask at Women in Red? They're pretty good at finding sources. I'd drop them a note myself but I've been lightly chastised for canvassing of late. Espresso Addict (talk) 05:51, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Women_in_Red#Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Rhea_Kewalramani.

We'll hit a new level of AfD silliness if I'm called a canvasser as a nom. More input is always better for a clear discussion. And I'm not sure whether @Cunard works in film at all, but they're the best source finder I know. Someone working in the 2000s shouldn't be this hard to find information on. Star Mississippi 13:42, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Thank you for the ping and the very kind words, Star Mississippi (talk · contribs). I did multiple searches for sources for Rhea Kewalramani and unfortunately could not find significant coverage in reliable sources about her. She does not meet Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline. I found a passing mention in the article from Hindustan Times that is mentioned above. Searches I did included combinations of her first and last name, the films she made, and the animation studio she founded:
1. Kewalramani "Mr. Sir"
2. Kewalramani "Female to Male"
3. Kewalramani "Being France"
4. Kewalramani Cannes
5. Kewalramani Mynah
6. Rhea "Mr. Sir"
7. Rhea "Female to Male"
8. Rhea "Being France"
9. Rhea Cannes
10. Rhea Mynah
I found her Twitter account, which says she is "Partnerships & Communications Manager @Ashoka UK". This indicates she may not be making films anymore which explains why there has been no coverage about her filmmaking in the last eight years. The Twitter account still uses the name "Rhea Kewalramani" and was recently active in that it last retweeted a February 2022 tweet. This indicates her name likely is still Rhea Kewalramani (though it's possible that if she did change her name, she did not update her name on her Twitter account). The account has retweeted at least one tweet from Mynah Animation, the animation studio she founded, which indicates it's the same person.
Cunard (talk) 04:20, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, as always, for your deep dive.

While I trusted my own BEFORE, if you cannot find sourcing, I'm even more sure that it does not exist. Star Mississippi 18:06, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Unfortunately it is hard to find evidence that they pass WP:GNG. Xxanthippe (talk) 09:33, 16 May 2022 (UTC).[reply]

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