Projects

Khalil A. M. R. Munir is a noted dancer, actor, writer and teaching artist. He began his acting training at the age of nine, and at sixteen, he added dance to his repertoire. He has served on the faculty at Philadelphia’s historic Freedom Theatre and at Temple University. Khalil specializes in “hoofing,” a percussive urban African American tap dance form. He… Show more conceived and produced the stage production One Pound, Four Ounces. It combines dance, tap percussion and monologue to convey a raw, yet inspirational series of vignettes from Khalil’s complicated childhood. Through his art, Khalil defiantly transmutes victimhood to victory and condemnation to edification. Show less

Loira Limbal (Director/Producer) is an Afro-Dominican filmmaker and DJ interested in the creation of art that is nuanced and revelatory for communities of color. She is the Senior Vice President of Programs at Firelight Media. Firelight is committed to making films about pivotal movements and moments in the U.S. Firelight's flagship program - the… Show more Documentary Lab - is a fellowship that provides mentorship, funding, and industry access to emerging filmmakers of color. Limbal’s current film, Through the Night is a feature documentary about a 24 hour daycare center. Through the Night was part of the 2019 Sundance Edit & Story Lab and was selected for world premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Her first film, Estilo Hip Hop, was a co-production of ITVS and aired on PBS in 2009. Additionally, she co-produces and helms the popular Brooklyn monthly #APartyCalledRosiePerez. Limbal received a B.A. in History from Brown University and is a graduate of the Third World Newsreel's Film and Video Production Training Program. She is a Sundance Institute Fellow and a former Ford Foundation Justfilms/Rockwood Fellow. She lives in the Bronx with her two children.  Show less

Rajal Pitroda is a San Francisco based producer and consultant. She was the Founder/CEO of Cinevention, a media company focused on independent film marketing and distribution where she designed and executed the distribution strategy for features, including "Outsourced" which was developed into an NBC sitcom. Rajal was a partner at Beyond the Box… Show more Productions, a startup focused on marketing and distribution of independent feature films, including two that premiered at Sundance. Rajal is currently a consultant to the Investigative Reporting Program at the University of California, Berkeley, and is producing independent feature films and documentaries. Show less