NEIL S. DUA

Neil Shah Dua is an Indian American writer-director who fell in love with storytelling at a young age, often using his sense of humor to get through the medical hardships he faced while growing up. After overcoming an acoustic neuroma brain tumor at the age of 13, Neil was bed ridden, paralyzed in the right side of his face, deaf in his right ear, and was challenged to relearn some of the most basic skills that he had taken for granted, such as smiling and walking. During the 4 months of recovery post brain surgery, Neil became dependent on the escapism that cinema provided.

His short films are internationally recognized and have screened at festivals from London to Los Angeles. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Neil worked for late Founder-CEO and Producer Steve Golin at Anonymous Content followed by working for David Levine, the President of Television.

Neil is currently developing a feature film based on his coming of age story in addition to other long form projects. He continues to build his portfolio through narrative and documentary filmmaking in addition to short form content.