The Producers

Dhruv Dhawan studied Cultural Anthropology at Duke University and a Masters in Film Production at the University of British Columbia. He wrote his MFA thesis on "Merging objective and subjective truth in documentary cinema" as a basis for the creation of dual narratives in Why Knotwhich explores the intellectual and emotional landscape of monogamy. Dhruv has been writing, directing and producing documentary films since 2005 and has sold his work to Netflix, CBC, NHK Japan, Discovery Channel and Showtime. His films have been nominated for international awards at prestigious festivals including Hot Docs and Tribeca.

Dhruv is also an avid photographer and his Mumbai Sleeping collection has been exhibited and sold at galleries in Paris, Vancouver and Dubai.

In his free time, Dhruv enjoys working with dogs, exploring the landscape of planet earth in his jeep, star gazing and photographing the deserts of Arabia. Dhruv lives between Toronto and Dubai.

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