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  Surbhi Dewan

  Director & Producer

  Surbhi Dewan is a New Delhi-based independent film director, writer & producer. Her films explore intersections between socio-political conflict, displacement, memory and personhood. Surbhi’s recent film about the transgender community of Kashmir,... Read More

  Surbhi Dewan is a New Delhi-based independent film director, writer & producer. Her films explore intersections between socio-political conflict, displacement, memory and personhood. Surbhi’s recent film about the transgender community of Kashmir, 'TRANS KASHMIR' (2022), was picked up for distribution by Frameline (USA), Bohemia Media (UK) and is streaming worldwide on Amazon Prime UK, Kanopy and Cinelogue. Her other notable films include 'DAUGHTER OF NEPAL' (2018) and 'A THIN WALL' (2015). She graduated with an MFA in film from Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, and received her BA degree in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. Show Less

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  Jasmine George

  Producer

  Jasmine is a feminist strategist with 15 years of experience working across South Asia and South-East Asia. She is the founder of Hidden Pockets Collective (a non-profit) and Vipasyin (a startup) – both focusing on women’s health. She serves as

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  Jasmine is a feminist strategist with 15 years of experience working across South Asia and South-East Asia. She is the founder of Hidden Pockets Collective (a non-profit) and Vipasyin (a startup) – both focusing on women’s health. She serves as a Board Member of CREA (India) and Womenkind Fund (UK), and has previously been a Strategic Advisor to Global Fund for Women and Amplify Change. Currently, she works as a partner liaison for Turning Tides (ocean philanthropy). Jasmine has been a featured speaker at TEDx

  Bengaluru and the Aspen Ideas Festival, and has appeared on media platforms such as NDTV, BBC, and CNN.

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  Ankita Upadhyaya

  Cinematographer

  Ankita is an independent filmmaker and cinematographer based in Assam, India. She is an Indian-Nepali whose grandparents migrated from Nepal and Bhutan. Ankita is greatly inspired by Iranian cinema, and for her, cinema is a medium of personal

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  Ankita is an independent filmmaker and cinematographer based in Assam, India. She is an Indian-Nepali whose grandparents migrated from Nepal and Bhutan. Ankita is greatly inspired by Iranian cinema, and for her, cinema is a medium of personal expression and resistance. Ankita
  infuses films with her poetic visual style that perfectly complements the lyrical nature of this narrative.

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  Shreyasi Das

  Animator

  Shreyasi (she/her) is an interdisciplinary mixed-media visual artist specializing in animation. Her experimental work gently weaves drawing, painting, textiles, found objects, and digital media to create tenderhearted visual poetry. She follows

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  Shreyasi (she/her) is an interdisciplinary mixed-media visual artist specializing in animation. Her experimental work gently weaves drawing, painting, textiles, found objects, and digital media to create tenderhearted visual poetry. She follows intuitive, non-linear processes and predominantly uses vintage, memory-soaked materials, allowing her work to unfold and guide her.

  For the last decade Shreyasi has been working at Sony Pictures Imageworks as an award-winning look development and lighting artist for feature animation films. Her recent work includes ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’, ‘The, Seabeast’, and ‘Over the Moon’, which have been nominated for the Academy Awards, Visual Effects Society Awards, and Annie Awards.

  Shreyasi holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Animation and a minor in Writing Studies from Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. She is one of the recipients of the 2025 Lenore G.Tawney Scholarship in craft and a professional member of Women In Animation. She is based in Tiohtià:ke /

  Montréal, Canada and was raised in West Bengal, India.

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  Nidhi Yadav

  Story Consultant

  Nidhi Yadav is a story consultant and development executive with over ten years of experience in the Indian film industry. A trained screenwriter from the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, Nidhi has contributed to the

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  Nidhi Yadav is a story consultant and development executive with over ten years of experience in the Indian film industry. A trained screenwriter from the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, Nidhi has contributed to the development of award-winning films and series.

  Throughout her career, she has worked as part of the development and script teams at leading Indian film studios and production houses, helping shape compelling narratives that resonate with audiences.

  Nidhi's expertise spans both mainstream cinema and critically acclaimed projects, and her deep understanding of storytelling, narrative structure and screenwriting has made her a trusted advisor in the industry.

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  Mithun Gomes

  Line Producer

  Mithun has over 15 years of experience in production of independent documentary films, narrative films, and television shows. He has a proven track-record as a Line Producer, overseeing all facets of production from concept development to final

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  Mithun has over 15 years of experience in production of independent documentary films, narrative films, and television shows. He has a proven track-record as a Line Producer, overseeing all facets of production from concept development to final execution. Mithun is also co-founder and producer at Painted Tree Pictures, a New Delhi-based film production company.

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