Team

Cross-Cultural Cinema and Impact Shorts

We believe in the power of film to inspire change. Through our visual art, we partner with those who—like us—are driven to make a meaningful impact on the world. We bridge the gap between reality and imagination. Our Impact Shorts elevate true stories into visual art, while our Cinema works defy borders to unite us through universal storytelling. At our core, we create for one reason: the endless human need for connection.

Awards and Accolades

 
  • Official Selection for the feature film BAYAAR.

  • BEFORE LIFE AFTER DEATH, Official Selection

  • BIN BULAAYE, Perfect Short Award

  • BREAKING THE SILENCE, Best Film of the Year

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  • ROSARIO, Best Documentary Film

  • WABI SABI, Official Selection

Anshul Tiwari

London-based Indian-origin film director, screenwriter, and film editor. A BIFA (British Indie Film Awards) Springboard fellow, he has created three feature films, five award-winning short fiction films, and nearly fifty documentary short films.

His debut feature, Before Life After Death, premiered at the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix in the Asia Pacific. His second feature, Bayaar, premiered at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. His third feature, The Ghost and the Gun, is coming out in 2026.

His key documentary works include — Break The Silence (Best Film, Shorty Social Good Media Award, Los Angeles and SIMA Social Impact Media Award) and Rosario (Best Documentary, IAFOR FilmAsia Japan).

Debasmita Dasgupta

London-based South Asian graphic novelist, screenwriter, creative producer, and co-founder of FilmsPositive, a film & media production company in the UK.

She has published her visual stories, including her latest graphic novel Terminal 3, with Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Scholastic, among others. Her illustrated animation work has been showcased at the Raindance Film Fest in the UK and Canada.

In 2021, Debasmita wrote and produced Before Life After Death, her first feature film. Netflix Asia Pacific has since acquired it. Her second feature film, Bayaar, premiered at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. In 2025, she produced her third feature film, The Ghost and the Gun, which is scheduled for release in 2026. 

Alice Pafumi

London-based screenwriter, script editor, and producer working across short films, features, and series development, with a focus on bold, character-driven storytelling.

Her debut short film, Beyond the Final Line, won Best Short Film at the Berlin International Indie Film Festival, while her short story The Present was adapted into a radio drama broadcast on Radiophrenia Glasgow.

A graduate of the MA Screenwriting programme at MetFilm School, Alice’s work spans drama, sci-fi, magical realism, and animation. With an academic background in English Literature, she brings a strong analytical approach to script development and story structure, collaborating on international projects with particular attention to structure, tone, and character.

Elena Righi

Elena Righi is a writer and concept artist with an affinity for world-building and the darkly mesmerising. She aims to subvert genre conventions while harnessing their framework to explore oppression, religion, and the mirror-self.

With a Master’s degree from MetFilm School's MA Screenwriting program, she wrote the Super 8 short, Lemonade Stand-Off, which was selected for the BFI Future Film Festival, licensed by Screen Scotland, and had its world premiere at Cannes' Straight 8 Festival along with Dead Funny, another one of her works. She storyboarded the above shorts along with Sign Language (starring George MacKay) and Shelagh McLeod's upcoming sci-fi feature Nexus.

Her London-based psychological thriller feature, Lunatic Lords & Angel Chords (Top 70 scripts - Filmmarket Hub Feature Contest), is currently in development with Ex Animo and her fiction debut, The Weight of Knowing, was recently published and optioned by LA-based publishing and production company Syllble Studios.