Mragendra, with a mumblecore indie under his wing, normal distributed by Buffalo 8, premiering at the Oscar qualifying LAAPFF, was born and raised in Bhopal. An engineer turned filmmaker, Mragendra has felt the experience of being a wallflower, prevalent in both LA and India, making him an observer and providing him a lens filled with empathy needed to promote inclusion through stories.

Mragendra’s short, Three’s Definitely A Crowd premiered at Oscar qualifying, Pan African Film Festival, is trending on Disney+ Hotstar. His other shorts have amassed awards at many qualifying festivals. He has also made commercials for many LA based companies. His screenplay STILL HERE, got 8 and 7 out of 10 on the BlackList, and his scripts have been semifinalist at Sundance & Nicholl fellowship.

Born and raised in Pune, India, Aishwarya Sonar is a producer and writer working at the intersection of US Projects focused on identity and humanity. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, she worked with Priyanka Chopra’s Purple Pebble Pictures, assisting on the national award-winning film, Ventilator. Chitrakut , a feature she executive produced was called ‘brilliant’ by Majid Majidi and was theatrically distributed in India by Platoon One films receiving a 4/5 from Times of India. Her feature, normal., is distributed by Buffalo 8. Short, Three’s Definitely a Crowd, has been trending on disney+/hotstar in India. 417 miles a feature she co-produced is available on Seed & Spark. Her films have played is various festivals winning awards. With 7 years of combined experience in India and LA, Sonar currently has a slate of projects (TV, Film, documentary) in development under her production, Lambe Log Productions.

Born and raised in Mumbai, Shardul started his career in films at the early age of 16 working with Shiamak Davar. In 2012 Shardul moved to Los Angeles to complete his Film & TV Producing program from the New York Film Academy. He worked as an assistant creative producer at Hyde Park Entertainment, and went on to producing his own films normal., The Odd Essay among other projects which are in development. Sharma has worked with Paramount Studios in physical production and currently works with producing commercials and short form content. His expertise lies in physical production, fundraising and is a master organizer.

Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA is a self-proclaimed treasure hunter. An award winning Casting Director, Amanda has been working in film and television casting for 15 years. Some of her favorite credits to date include her most recent work on film R#J (Romeo and Juliet) which swept Sundance and SXSW in 2021, We Broke UP (Hulu), Black-ish, The Muppets, Fuller House, Zac & Mia (Hulu) and WAYNE (Amazon). Her short, Please Hold, was nominated for the Oscars and is distributed at HBO.