Sumer Singh Rathore is a documentary filmmaker, who has a penchant for telling stories through pictures and videos. He began his career as a journalist and his work has been published across various media platforms, the likes of BBC Hindi, Newslaundry, The Lallantop, Gaon Connection, Outlook Traveler, among others. He has worked with India Today Group and Rajkamal Prakashan in the past, and has a deep interest in literature and folk arts.

He documents the folk cultures of Jaisalmer and its surrounding areas in his project titled ‘Bakhtaring Baa.’ 

Sumer was born and grew up in a small village Lodrawa near  Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.