

Sachin
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Sachin is a Rajasthan-based filmmaker who employs lens-based art to comprehend the world around him and express his ideas with an experimental approach. Coming from a family of farmers, Sachin is deeply invested in the visual exploration of agricultural practices in rural communities and their interconnectedness with
socio- ecological factors. He is an alumnus of Docnomads – Erasmus Masters, Interaction- Serbia, Taiwan Pitch, SUPVA, Rohtak, and the Central University of Rajasthan. His films have been shown at festivals including IDFA, IDSFFK, Design Museum UK, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Busan Film Festival, IFFI Goa, and many others.
Sachin’s filmography includes fifteen short films with various key roles from direction, cinematography, editing to producing. In addition to his filmmaking practice, he has taught cinema at Chandigarh University and Parul University Vadodara.

Siddhant Sarin
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Siddhant Sarin is a national award-winning filmmaker and educator from India. His films delve into the everyday mundane lives of people through observational methods. With an intimate and delicate approach, he traverses the interplay between individuals’ internal and external worlds.
He was supported by Asian Cinema Fund (Busan), Docedge, EIDF & Lithuanian Film Centre for his award winning debut film, ‘Ayena (Mirror)’, that premiered at festivals such as Krakow Film Festival, Dokfest Munich, Puerto Rico IFF, Kino Pavasaris amongst others. He represents his production ‘Teh Films’ that formed the world’s very first Indian, Lithuanian and S. Korean co-production team. His recent short documentary ‘MUM’ premiered in Fipadoc, Cinemajove, Guanajuato IFF and won awards at IDSFFK, Kerala, Brussels IFF and Caminhos do Cinema Português. He has graduated as a scholarship student at Docnomads and has previously studied cinematography at DFFB and FAMU. He graduated from Govt. Law College, Mumbai before pursuing his filmmaking career. He envisions author driven artwork that is reflective and socially relevant.

Lipika Singh Darai
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