NEELA ASMAAN
Where creativity meets entrepreneurs
NEELA ASMAAN
Where creativity meets entrepreneurs
MENTORSHIP
Access to world-class practitioners across film, storytelling, and the arts.
Jesse Ericka Epstein is a Sundance Award-winning documentary filmmaker. She holds a Master's degree in Documentary Filmmaking from NYU and was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's “25 Filmmakers to Watch.” Her work has screened at more than 40 film festivals around the world, earning recognition for its compelling storytelling and social impact.
Noe Mendelle has worked across film and television for more than three decades as a director, producer, and champion of documentary storytelling. In 2004, she founded the Scottish Documentary Institute. Alongside her industry work, she serves as a Research Professor at Edinburgh College of Art, where she supervises practice-based doctoral research in documentary film.
GLOBAL EXCHANGE
Cross-disciplinary collaboration across borders and creative traditions.
Tamara Lucarini is a filmmaker based in the Basque Country whose work explores memory, identity, and emotional inheritance through intimate, socially engaged storytelling. Drawing on a background in political science and feminist studies, she has developed her practice through leading creative programmes across Europe, creating films that bring a poetic lens to questions of belonging, history, and social change.
Suchin Shrestha is a visual artist based in Nepal whose practice is rooted in an exploration of the human condition. Through works that pulse with movement, emotion, and introspection, he investigates the tensions between desire and restraint, presence and memory, inviting viewers into a deeper contemplation of what it means to feel, connect, and belong.
SHARMEEN OBAID CHINOY: CREATIVE ADVISOR
Neela Asmaan is proud to collaborate with Sharmeen as a thought partner and catalyst for artistic growth, helping cultivate an environment where creativity, collaboration, and bold new ideas can thrive.