Deepa’s work as a filmmaker began in her final year at design school with a highly personal documentary, CANNED, about her estranged father. Five years after CANNED, Deepa wrote, directed and shot KARA, a short fictional film based on the experience of making the documentary. KARA premiered at the London Film Festival in 2017 winning the London Calling Plus Best Film award, presented by David Yates.

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sean attended Columbia University’s Film program in New York City, where he graduated with an MFA in Film Directing. His thesis film, BRITISH BY THE GRACE OF GOD premiered at Locarno Film Festival and went on to win international awards. His next short film KINGDOM COME was supported by Screen Scotland and the BFI NETWORK and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. Sean is currently working on his debut feature supported by BBC Film, BFI and Screen Scotland.

Kosar Ali is a multi disciplinary creative and actor, she is currently developing projects as a writer and director while expanding her work as an artist within photography & fashion. Kosar is best known for her performance in the BAFTA and BIFA award winning film ROCKS (2020). For this role Kosar won Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer at the 2021 BIFA along with receiving her first BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress.