The Team
Creator + Director
Gabo Arora
Emmy-nominated immersive artist, filmmaker, and Johns Hopkins professor. Former UN Creative Director creating socially impactful VR experiences including Clouds Over Sidra and The Last Goodbye.
Prashast Thapan
Creator + Technical Director
Award-winning game developer and founder of Pariah Interactive. Creates culturally authentic experiences blending AR/VR technology with storytelling, showcased at MoMA, Tribeca Film Festival, and New Museum.
Producer + Editor
Yuval Shapira
Award-winning filmmaker working between fiction and documentary. His films have screened at Cannes, Tribeca, and Venice. Alumnus of Berlinale Talents and member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.
Executive Producer
Elisha Karmitz
General Manager of mk2 and film producer. Leads the studio’s global expansion and immersive initiatives, and produced acclaimed films including The Worst Person in the World and Cold War.
Executive Producer
S.Mitra Kalita
Journalist, author, and media executive. Co-founder and CEO of URL Media and publisher of Epicenter-NYC; columnist for TIME and Charter.
Executive Producer
Avi Amar
Co-founder and producer at Paris-based Floréal. Produces award-winning film and XR experiences including the Emmy-nominated Goliath: Playing with Reality and Venice Grand Jury Prize winner The Hangman at Home.
Nishant Mohanchandra
Producer + AI Software Engineer
New Delhi–based immersive storyteller and creative technologist. Python developer at Pariah Interactive exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and narrative.
Producer
John Clendenen
Creative technologist at Accenture Song. Former Droga5 contributor developing innovative campaigns and immersive digital storytelling for global brands.
Producer + Sound Design
Wilson Brown
Composer and creative director; co-founder of Antfood. Creates immersive audio for VR and new media, with work spanning campaigns for Nike and Apple and projects recognized at Cannes, Sundance, and the Emmys.
Sound Design
Antfood
Antfood designs holistic sonic experiences for the built environment, blending audio storytelling, acoustic design, and strategic planning to enhance the well-being of the space and the people within it.
Associate Producer
Dipika Titus
Creative strategist and immersive storyteller exploring the intersection of generative AI and human-centered design. NYU ITP graduate developing experiential campaigns and immersive brand work for companies including Google, Lenovo, and Bacardi.
Creative Advisor
Barry Pousman
Emmy-nominated immersive creator and award-winning digital strategist. His projects, including Clouds Over Sidra, have premiered at Sundance, Venice Biennale, and Sheffield Doc/Fest; he also serves as adjunct professor at Columbia University and Creative Advisor at Johns Hopkins’ iDeas Lab.