Sumit was born and raised in Bangladesh's boisterous capital Dhaka. 'City Life', his first short, earned him a place at the Berlinale Talents in 2008. He then attended the Graduate Film Program of New York University as a Tisch Fellow. There he produced Barbara Cigarroa's acclaimed short 'Dios Nunca Muere' that played at NYFF, AFI Fest, and Palm Springs. His debut feature 'The Salt in Our Waters' was an official selection at BFI London and Busan in 2020. It was nominated for the Ingmar Bergman Award at Göteborg, New Directors Award at Seattle, and won the NETPAC Award at Kolkata. The project received funding from France’s CNC, TFL Audience Design fund, and director Spike Lee. Sumit’s second feature 'A New Prophet' is backed by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ($100K grant), IEFTA, Film Bazaar and Torino Film Lab. The screenplay is in development at Film Independent’s year-long Global Media Makers program.

Chananun is a Spirit Award-nominated Thai cinematographer and artist based in Los Angeles. While pursuing her MFA in film at NYU, she was awarded the Ang Lee Fellowship and received the Nestor Almendros Award for Outstanding Cinematography by a Woman in 2013 and 2015. Her feature credits include 'The Third Wife' directed by Ash Mayfair (Toronto, Busan, Locarno), 'Pop Aye' directed by Kirsten Tan (Sundance, Rotterdam), 'Motel Mist' directed by Prabda Yoon (Rotterdam), and 'Karaoke Girl' directed by Visra Vichit-Vadakan. Most recently, she was awarded Best Cinematography - Tribeca Film Festival 2020 for 'Materna' and Best Cinematography - Southampton International Film Festival 2018 for 'Don't Come Back from the Moon' by Bruce Thierry Cheung starring James Franco.

Arnob is Bangladesh's pre-eminent indie music composer. He made his debut in the mainstream in 2009 with his score for 'Monpura' which became a huge box office success in Bangladesh. This album was on the top of the charts for nearly six months and helped to create a buzz for the film. He followed this success with two consecutive albums that sold a million copies in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Since then, he has composed many jingles for television ads and branded content. He went to Santiniketan, a conservatory founded by the great Bengali poet Tagore, for his graduate studies in art and music.

Kristan Sprague is a member of the Academy and a Spirit Award-nominated editor based out of Brooklyn, New York. His most acclaimed film Judas and the Black Messiah was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. One of his early works Manos Sucias premiered at Tribeca and helped launch Narcos helmer Josef Ladyka’s career. Kristan is also a regular at Sundance, where four of his films (as an editor) have been screened: Newlyweeds, Mulignans, Hair Wolf and Buck. He recently edited Nigerian Prince which was an AT&T Untold Stories One Million USD grant winner