Sriram Emani is a filmmaker, actor, and entrepreneur. His work explores the intersection of identity, culture, and control, often using sensory elements like food and music to access memory and belonging. His short film Jam Boy, a proof-of-concept for a feature, premiered at the DC Independent Film Festival in Washington, D.C., where it won Best Film and screened to a packed audience. Beyond film, Sriram is the founder of IndianRaga, a global arts platform with a worldwide audience of over 250 million. Through this work, he has directed and produced over 1,000 music videos and collaborated with institutions including Lincoln Center and United Nations Headquarters. His acting credits include appearances in Matlock and Chosen Family. He is currently developing Jam Boy as a feature.

Jam Boy — In a near future of quiet compliance, a man raised to follow every rule begins cooking his mother’s tamarind rice — unsettling a system that depends on him forgetting where he comes from.