THE UNTITLED MEMORY PROJECT

Rintu Thomas is an Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning Indian filmmaker whose work sits at the intersection of storytelling and narrative change. Her double Sundance-winning Writing With Fire, is India’s first Oscar-nominated feature documentary. This IDA, PGA, Grierson-nominated feature documentary was described by The Washington Post as “The most inspiring journalism movie – maybe ever”.

A recipient of the President’s Medal of India and the IDA’s ‘Courage Under Fire’ Award, Rintu is also a Skoll Stories of Change Fellow, a Logan Elevate Grantee and a South Asia Fellow with the Japan Foundation. Rintu’s critically acclaimed work centres on creating powerful, socially engaged films that amplify underrepresented voices. She is a co-founder of Black Ticket Films, an award-winning production company dedicated to the transformative power of storytelling. Her award winning shorts include ‘Dilli’ and ‘Timbaktu’. In 2023, she co-founded the Himalayan Story Lab, supporting indigenous filmmakers from Northeast India with access to training, masterclasses, producing labs and international collaborations, fostering ambitious storytelling with strong regional roots and global relevance.

Rintu recently directed a non-fiction series for Apple TV’s Omnivore and served as Executive Producer on My Sweet Land, Jordan’s official Oscar entry. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She lives between New Delhi and a small mountain-town.

Sushmit Ghosh is an Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, cinematographer, and co-founder of Black Ticket Films—a production company committed to powerful, socially rooted storytelling. Honored with the IDA’s ‘Courage Under Fire’ Award, Sushmit is known for his immersive, emotionally resonant filmmaking.

His debut feature documentary, Writing With Fire, made history as India’s first feature documentary to receive an Oscar nomination. The film has screened at over 200 festivals, winning 40 awards and earning nominations from the Grierson Awards, IDA, PGA, and Cinema Eye Honors. His work has received support from the Sundance Institute, Tribeca, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Doc Society, and the Finnish Film Foundation. Sushmit is Executive Producer on My Sweet Land (2024), directed by Sareen Hairabedian and selected as Jordan’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

In 2023, Sushmit co-founded the Himalayan Story Lab, an incubation space for indigenous and tribal filmmakers from the Indian Himalayan region. He serves on the advisory board of the ORA Fellowship, a grantmaking initiative that supports emerging leadership and creative thinking in response to today’s global polycrisis.

Sushmit holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. His earlier award-winning shorts include Bullets and Butterflies (2007), Dilli (2010) and National Award-winning Timbaktu (2012). Sushmit is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In his spare time, he enjoys motorcycling and hiking through the Himalayas.

Shruti Ganguly is a filmmaker and writer based between New York City and Oslo. She has produced several award-winning films (H., INITIALS SG) that premiered at Sundance, Venice, Tribeca, and Berlin. She is a Co-EP on the Oscar-nominated To Kill a Tiger and Co-Producer on Baksho Bondi, which premiered at Berlinale.

She directed Tripped Up (Universal/Decal) and wrote Secret Daughter (Amazon Studios), starring Priyanka Chopra and Sienna Miller. Through her company honto88, she has created content for Nike, Netflix, and Michael Kors. She recently launched PrismEntertainment to develop South Asia-inspired films and series.

Previously an executive at NYLON, MTV, and Condé Nast, she co-founded the Resistance Revival Chorus. Shruti is a published writer, serves on the board of NYWIFT, and is an artist ambassador for the NYCLU. She holds degrees from Northwestern and NYU’s dual MFA/MBA program. Originally from India, she grew up in Oman.