PRIYA NARAYANAN Producer, Associate Producer

Priya is a psychiatrist and senior faculty member with the Art of Living Foundation and travels around the country to teach meditation and self-development workshops. She is a strong advocate for the role of alternative modalities of healing and promotes the role of yoga, meditation, and healthy living as adjuncts to conventional psychiatric treatment. Priya has a Masters in Screenwriting from the London Film School and her short film THE BREADFRUIT TREE (2014) won awards at numerous film festivals around the world. She worked as an Assistant Director on Academy® award nominated feature film, LAGAAN (2001) and 2nd Unit Director on TALAASH (2012). Inspired by Robert Whitaker’s book “Anatomy of an Epidemic” which exposes the corruption in the psychopharmaceutical industry, she is currently working on a feature film that tells the true story of a lawyer and his mentally ill client who take on a big pharmaceutical company.

SEJ SARAIYA Producer

Sej Saraiya is a writer and filmmaker, who has traveled to the interiors of Asia and South America on photographic journeys to document remote cultures and Indigenous peoples. A cultural-conservationist and proponent of ancient wisdom, Sej's passion lies in stories rooted in ancient traditions of Indigenous peoples, with a soft spot for Vedic wisdom. She has lectured at universities, museums, and film festivals, bringing awareness to Indigenous cultures and their wisdom. She has mentored in storytelling for the "Empowered Indigenous Filmmaker Masterclass" programs in Canada. Her short films, THE LANGUAGE THEY SPOKE (2019) and THE CURIOUS WOODS (2021) won over 25 awards including Best Director, Best Environmental Film, and Best Viewer Impact. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California. Her documentary, THE DANCE OF FREEDOM (2024), a social impact documentary about a tribe of untouchable people in India, whose women ended female infanticide through dance is currently in post-production.

PAVEL SAFONOV Editor, Director of Photography

Pasha Teplo is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, director, and editor. His respect for the natural world and the lessons that can be learned through silence are reflected in his cinematography, which is often described as meditative and poetic. His creative skills have been tapped by artists of diverse backgrounds, such as Grammy-winning bassists Stanley Clarke, Big Sean, and Travis Scott; Keera Kushnirova, Mustafa Shakir; and award-winning poets such as Adam Roa. His short films have won several awards for Best Editing and Best Cinematography in film festivals worldwide. His most recent work as a director of photography and editor, OUT THERE SOMEWHERE (2024), with actors Devon Werkheiser and Maiarah Walsh, is currently in post-production. He continues to evolve his craft to impact human existence positively.

ARRAN ALPS 1st AC/Gaffer

Arran Alps is a seasoned Director of Photography and Aerial Cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California. With an unyielding passion for the art of storytelling, Arran adeptly crafts narratives through the lens, meticulously painting with light to establish the mood and tone that define the essence of a film. He boasts a diverse portfolio, having worked on a range of projects from feature-length films and short narratives to dynamic music videos, engaging branded content, and impactful commercials. Arran possesses a unique talent for capturing moments as they unfold, frame by eloquent frame, at the classical cinematic rhythm of 24 frames per second.

RUSTEM ABLYAMITOV 1st AC/Gaffer

Rustem Ablyamitov was born and raised in Kazakhstan and graduated from the Film Production Program at Santa Monica College. He started his career as a filmmaker with cinematography as his focus, and has worked on several short films as well as features as a camera operator and/or gaffer. He currently works in the film industry in the U.S. and Kazakhstan.

BARBARA GREGSON Archival Researcher

Barbara Gregson is an Emmy winner, Emmy nominated and FOCAL nominated, internationally known Archival Producer and specialist in Film Research, Rights and Clearances and Co-Produced the NBC series "Most Outrageous Moments" and "The Most Outrageous Television Moments" and has Associate Produced and Production Managed several HBO documentaries.

PRABU VIJAYAN & MOHANALAXMI INDRAMOHAN Digital Archivists

Mohana & Prabu are the archivists for the Art of Living Organization. Apart from maintaining decades of archives, they are involved in media production for peace building endeavors such as Cities4Peace. Over the last 12 years Prabu has documented innumerable events with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar through his Photography & Videography. As a scientist-couple, Mohana & Prabu are impact makers in sustainability and circular economy, notably in animal-free leather alternative.