Geeta is known for her emotional, form-pushing, and nontraditional style that merges documentary and dramatic forms. She is writer/director of the upcoming feature film MOUSE, produced by Grant Hill (THE MATRIX, TREE OF LIFE), choreography by Jeff Imada (FIGHT CLUB, BOURNE ...

Ravi’s directoral debut is the real-life romantic comedy MEET THE PATELS, Executive Produced by Academy Award Winner Geralyn Dreyfous. The film features Ravi’s family and his comedic take on a sequence of events that involve his mother and his love-life. As an actor, Ravi is most recognized for ...

Independent producer Janet Eckholm has worked in documentary and feature production and post-production for twenty years. She worked freelance for HBO Films on the features AMERICAN SPLENDOR - winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and nominated for an Oscar for Best ...

Geralyn Dreyfous has a wide, distinguished background in the arts, extensive experience in consulting in the philanthropic sector, and participates on numerous boards and initiatives. She spent an early part of her career at the Philanthropic Initiative in Boston, which guides families of wealth in strategic...

Dan Cogan is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Impact Partners, a fund and advisory service for investors and philanthropists who seek to promote social change through film. Since its inception in 2007, Impact Partners has been involved in the financing of over 50 films, including ...

Vijay Vaidyanathan's day job is CEO, Optimal Asset Management based in Los Altos, CA. He holds a Ph.D in Finance and MSc in Finance (Risk & Asset Management) from EDHEC Business School, France. He also holds a MS in Computer Science, SUNY Albany, MSc (Tech) from BITS ...

. . . Executive Producer Vasant Patel has a diverse background in careers spanning from engineering to the arts. After receiving his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech University, Vasant spent over 40 years in roles including Design Engineer, Financial Advisor, and Career Consultant....

. . . Originally from Dallas, Texas, Niraj Bhatia was born with a fascination of business and a passion for entertainment. During high school, Bhatia developed a keen interest in financial planning and analysis, both on the macro and micro levels. These interests lead him out to Los Angeles...

. . . Ms. Sally Jo Fifer serves as Expert Advisor of California Emerging Technology Fund. Ms. Fifer serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Independent Television Service (ITVS),the leading provider of independently produced programs for PBS...

Trishya Screwvala graduated with a Master’s degree from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program where she received the Robert S. Fergueson Marketing Award. Back in Mumbai, she produced the documentary BOLLYWOOD: THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD with Academy ...

Dhevi Natarajan is an editor and associate producer. Natarajan has worked closely with award-winning Sundance and Tribeca filmmaker Geeta V. Patel on FEMI (ITVS) and MEET THE PATELS (ITVS/PBS), which is Executive Produced by Academy Award Winner Geralyn Dreyfous. Natarajan ...

Billy McMillin is an award-winning editor and writer for feature-length narrative and documentary films. This is his second collaboration with director Geeta V. Patel, as he was editor of her previous film PROJECT KASHMIR. Billy’s most recent films include the feature length documentaries ...

Matthew Hamachek began his career working on the Oscar-nominated documentary STREET FIGHT with Marshall Curry and went on to collaborate with Curry again on RACING DREAMS (Best Documentary, Tribeca Film Festival) and IF A TREE FALLS, which won the Documentary Editing award at the ...

. . . Sonja Roth came to Meet the Patels via line producing a segment that met the editing room floor. Loving film and stories, she signed on to track and account for Meet the Patels to see how the story would end. Sonja started her film career in NYC as a Set Decorator and Independent Filmmaker. Sonja directed and...

. . . Anne is Senior Director of Marketing, Partnerships and Communications for Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), the nonprofit arm of the Tribeca Film Festival that provides grants and mentoring to filmmakers of all ages, She is responsible for overseeing TFI’s press and communications strategy...

. . . Abby Ispahani is the Project Manager for the award-winning PBS/Impact/Tribeca comedy documentary MEET THE PATELS, which tells the story of an Indian American man torn between the woman of his dreams... and his parents. A highly creative, heartfelt, and entertaining film, Meet the Patels has won...

. . . Daniel E. Kaplan is the Outreach Manager for the award-winning PBS/Impact/Tribeca comedy documentary MEET THE PATELS. Daniel graduated in 2014 from the University of Southern California, where he studied Biological Sciences, Cinematic Arts, and Theatre. Previously, he worked as a film...

. . . Kate Logan recently directed her debut film, the documentary KIDNAPPED FOR CHRIST. Kate has also worked as the field producer and narrator of the LJ Aryeetey feature-length documentary HAITI: THE SLEEPING GIANT. Haiti was featured at the 2010 Pan African Film Festival where all the proceeds ...

. . . Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer Joe Milner began his career in music, transitioning from performance into engineering and production, and finally into sound for motion pictures. Over a span of 21 years, he's been involved with over 120 films, and specializes in...