Bursenla is a media practitioner with a strong background in documentary filmmaking. She holds a master’s degree in Media and Cultural Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, where she was part of the Cut.In Students' Film Festival Screening Committee. She has worked at the Media Lab of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, producing and editing audio-visual content. During her time there, she also served as faculty for the Urban Fellows Programme, organized the Institute’s monthly film screenings as well as the annual Urban Lens Film Festival.

She was also the programmer at NFDC’s Film Bazaar (2022-2023), MIFF Doc Bazaar (2024) and Digital Disruptions Film Festival (2024). She was a participant of the Emerging Curator’s Lab by UK Asian Film Festival. Her areas of interest lie at the intersection of gender, race, media, and representation.