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Our Team

Dasha Khritankova, Co-Founder, Director

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Dasha Khritankova is a producer, screenwriter and director, originally from Siberia, Russia.

She is currently based in New York City.

 

Dasha’s films have been received with success at various film festivals across the globe and earned multiple awards and nominations, such as Best First-Time Filmmaker and Best Technical Achievement Award.

 

Dasha holds a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from CUNY – the City College of New York.  

In 2020 Dasha produced a music video for Grammy Nominated album ONA by Thana Alexa. The music video exclusively premiered on Forbes on January 1st, 2021.

 

Currently, Dasha is working as a freelance Producer and Assistant Director on both feature and short films. She also directs music videos and narrative short films and is diligently working on writing her debut feature. 

Hani Saqr, Co-Founder, Director

Hani Saqr is an Egyptian-American scriptwriter, film producer, and educator based in New York City.

Saqr was born in Cairo, Egypt. He carries a BA from Cairo University and an MFA from the City College of New York.

Saqr is a pioneer of the independent cinema movement in Egypt. He has produced numerous award-winning full-length feature films that have premiered and screened in prestigious international film festivals such as Toronto, Cannes, London, and so many more.

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