A 23-year-old multidisciplinary creative specializing in direction, photography, and writing, Siddhesh Pandey is rooted in Mumbai, India-a bustling city steeped in film and musical arts. He graduated from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles with a bachelor's degree in filmmaking in 2023. He has directed two short films, "A Happy Pizza Day" (2022) and "Joe Never Misses a Film" (2024), and has worked on music videos for Diljit Dosanjh and Shubh. "Risk Takers" (2024) is his debut documentary feature film.