Gopi Siddi is a middle-aged storyteller who identifies herself with the Siddi community (African Diaspora in South India). Inspired by the oral form of storytelling, Gopi desires to get her stories self published; however, she must first face her battles with alienation, social standing, and environmental catastrophe
Nishanth Gurumurthy is a writer & Director based in Bangalore, India. He studied film Direction & Screenwriting from Newport Film School, Wales, United Kingdom and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from Bangalore University. For the last 7 years, he has worked as a Creative Director and as a director on Commercials and Brand films for National and International brands. The short film 'Gopi' will be his debut as a Writer/Director. 
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and
short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres.
