Andrew Nadkarni is an Oscar-shortlisted, multiracial filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. His directorial debut, BETWEEN EARTH & SKY, won Best Short at Big Sky and Hot Springs Documentary Film Festivals, and was nominated for two Critics Choice Awards. Following its premiere on POV / PBS in Fall 2024, it was shortlisted for the 2024 Academy Awards in the category of Best Documentary Short.

A 2023 BRIClab Artist in Residence, he integrates sustainable community care, and trauma-informed practices into his filmmaking process, telling generational stories about diaspora communities.

A graduate of NYU Tisch, he was an associate producer on BEL CANTO, production supervisor on the NY Unit of GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, production coordinator on MODERN LOVE and AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS. Andrew recently produced the narrative feature, ACTUAL PEOPLE, now streaming on MUBI.