Eshan Sil is a Mumbai-based film editor and story consultant specializing in independent documentaries and narrative fiction. With an MA in Comparative Literature and an editing specialization from SRFTI, he approaches the cutting room as a space to find a film's true emotional core. For Eshan, a film's soul often lies in its sonic architecture—the silences, the ambient breathing room, and the unspoken pauses.

His journey into unscripted storytelling began at SRFTI after transcribing for the Lodz Film School's documentary project, The World from Dawn till Dusk. This experience, alongside DOCEDGE masterclasses, cemented his profound respect for the documentary form. His path was further motivated by his student documentary, Beneath the Bud, which explored the uncertain lives of tea workers and earned an official selection at the 36th VGIK International Student Festival in Moscow. Today, he collaborates with independent filmmakers worldwide to help honest, rooted stories reach a global audience.

A passionate advocate for stories about ordinary people, Eshan embraces the patience required for unscripted editing. For Fatima, he spent two years distilling 300 hours of rushes into a film that won the Satyajit Ray Golden Award for Best Documentary (2025). His diploma film, An Irrelevant Dialogue, became the first SRFTI student project to stream on MUBI India. He also served as Associate Editor crafting funding sizzles for And, Towards Happy Alleys, which premiered at the 73rd Berlinale.

Fully equipped for remote collaboration across Avid, Premiere Pro, and Resolve, Eshan acts as an active creative partner—whether consulting at the scripting stage, cutting pitch trailers, assembling rough cuts, or delivering final offline edits. Driven by a commitment to artisanal cinema, he is actively building a body of work as he transitions toward independent creative producing.