Binita Mehta is Professor of French Emerita at Manhattanville College where she taught courses in French language, literature, and film. She is passionate about cinema, especially French-language cinema. She has also written articles and given talks on films by South Asian diasporic filmmakers.

Ghazala Amin is a former Associate Professor in History at Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University. She has acted in feature films and television films. A prime-time news anchor on Doordarshan Television channel, she was the presenter for the Asian programme on BBC Television and did over 1600 radio programmes for the BBC during her three-year stint in England between 1984-87.

Ridhima Mehra is Co-Founder and Director of Rough Edges, which enables, mentors and produces feminist and queer documentary films, foregrounding the distinct voices of women, trans and queer artists. She draws on almost two decades of experiences at the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India’s largest documentary body, co-leading the commissioning, creative realisation, curation and outreach of close to 700 films, diverse in artistic form, subject and authorship.

Sameea Jamil is a Professor of Media Studies with a focus on International Communications and media content creation, particularly in film. Her work examines the impact of media on cross-border cultures. Sameea has been instrumental in initiating media programs at several colleges and universities. Her research continues to explore the role of media in society and its influence on power politics.

Mathieu Boisvert is a professor at the Department of Religious Studies of the Université du Québec à Montréal. Since 2012, his research interests are oriented towards the hijra (“transgender”) communities in South Asia. Boisvert is one of the co-directors of India and its Avatars: Pluralities of an Emerging Power.

Rahila Bootwala is a Montreal-based film producer and director. She has worked on international co-productions in different capacities as an associate, executive and finally into a film producer. Her most recent project is the well acclaimed documentary Women Beyond Bollywood, which she has both produced and directed.

Ali Kazimi is a Full Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Arts at York University and an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work explores race, social justice, migration, history, and memory. In 2019, he received Canada’s highest artistic honour—the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts—and an honorary Doctor of Letters from UBC.

Arnab Banerjee is a journalist who has explored the spectrum of contemporary media practice over two decades. He has worked extensively with some of India’s most eminent national dailies, including The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, and Mail Today. His editorial footprint spans cinema, music, the arts, and cultural discourse.

Ridhima Mehra is Co-Founder and Director of Rough Edges, which enables, mentors and produces feminist and queer documentary films, foregrounding the distinct voices of women, trans and queer artists. She draws on almost two decades of experiences at the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India’s largest documentary body, co-leading the commissioning, creative realisation, curation and outreach of close to 700 films, diverse in artistic form, subject and authorship.