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JĀTI has been completed and is currently in its festival run.

WRITER & DIRECTOR — SARTHWIK BOLLU

Sarthwik's passion for filmmaking was ignited during a high school reading of The Hound of the Baskervilles, where he discovered cinema’s profound emotional impact. Coming from a working-class background, he pursued filmmaking without formal film school training.

His short film THE ROAD NOT TAKEN, inspired by Kafka and Frost, won the "Best Audience Choice Award" at the 2024 Indie Meme Film Festival, highlighting his skill in merging deep storytelling with compelling visuals. His latest project, ORGANIZIZED, a dark-humor film, is nearing completion and set to captivate audiences.

CREATIVE PRODUCER — SACHIN DEERAJ

Sachin is an award-winning filmmaker with an MFA in Film & Media Production from The University of Texas at Austin. His work has been showcased at prestigious festivals such as Hot Docs, Raindance, and EnergaCAMERIMAGE.

Specializing in preserving vanishing communities, his pre-thesis film, TESTIMONY OF ANA, won the National Film Award (Swarna Kamal) and Best Short Documentary at the 13th International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala, with distribution on MUBI and Kinoscope. He is also a recipient of the President’s Award for Global Learning, the Austin Film Society Grant, and the Panavision New Filmmaker Program Grant.

CREATIVE PRODUCER — SRI CHILUKURI

Sri is a South Asian producer and actor, originally from India and raised in Dallas, TX. With a lifelong passion for the arts, he has cultivated a diverse career in both English and Telugu productions across stage and screen.

Trained in acting with techniques ranging from Stanislavski to Eastern theater philosophies, Sri has recently transitioned into producing. He notably produced SMOKE CHEYYAKU BRO, which won Best Texas Short at the 2024 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF).

PRODUCER — MALLIK GONEPALLI

Mallik is a rising film producer with a passion for bringing fresh, original stories to the screen. Recently entering the film industry, Mallik is focused on producing films that explore innovative storytelling and social impact.

With a strong foundation in media, he has quickly gained experience working on a range of projects and collaborating with talented filmmakers to create compelling content.

IMPACT PRODUCER — MARK RAGUNTON

Mark Ragunton, a Filipino-American filmmaker based in Dallas, TX, combines his engineering expertise and passion for social impact to create films that drive change. With over 30 narrative projects and recognition at festivals like the Oscar Micheaux Black Film Festival, he is a seasoned storyteller and advocate for inclusivity, collaborating with filmmakers from diverse backgrounds.

As an Impact Producer for FILMS MAKE CHANGE, Mark merges narrative filmmaking with philanthropy, highlighting the medium's power to inspire social progress.

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