He is a filmmaker born in Afghanistan who lives and works in Los Angeles, USA. His films focus on identity, memory, conflict, and displacement themes, inspired by his journey as a refugee living in Pakistan and Indonesia.

Khadim’s films have been exhibited worldwide, including at the Van Abbemuseum, Ian Potter Museum of Art, QUT Art Museum, and the REDCAT. He is the recipient of the Sundance Documentary Fund, IDFA Bertha Fund, Asian Cinema Fund, DMZ Docs Special Jury Award, Docs Up Fund, and InMaat Foundation grant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Film and Video from the California Institute of the Arts.

He is the founder of Badam Film and a member of its board of directors and the selection committee for the Badam Film Fund.

He is an educational entrepreneur who developed numerous international partnerships and innovative programs during his 30 years at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

David has a Ph.D. in Sociology, Gerontology, and urban studies from the University of California, Davis (UCDavis) and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA.

David is also the founder of the California International Education Foundation and is part of Badam Film's board of directors.

She is a Peruvian cinematographer based in Brooklyn, NY. Born and raised in the Andes region of Peru, Kusi’s work in research and photojournalism in conflict areas across Peru gives her a unique perspective in storytelling and putting stories based on and inspired by reality at the center of her work.

She has worked with Fortune 500 companies, including Discovery, Mastercard, Walmart, and Amazon making branded content, commercials, and documentaries. Her film "Post-Term" was the recipient of the Gotham Award films Showcase in 2022 and a grant winner of the National Board of Review in the same year. Her experimental film “My Heart, My Fellow Traveler” has been screened internationally in over twenty film festivals. Her film "Jean & I" was the recipient of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) grand prize award in 2024. Her latest films “One More Time with Feeling”,  and “Kusi Smiles” are currently running on festivals.

She is a member of Badam Film's board of directors and serves on the selection committee for the Badam Film Fund.

He is a filmmaker and artist born in São Paulo, Brazil, who lives and works between Los Angeles, Porto, and São Paulo. His films have been exhibited in various festivals worldwide, including the Toronto International Film Festival, the Tiger Short Competition in Rotterdam, the New York Film Festival, Viennale, Mar del Plata, FICUNAM, BFI London, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Edinburgh, Melbourne, Guanajuato, Ambulante, Media City, and many others.

He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in film from the California Institute of the Arts and is a Sundance Institute Fellow. His work has been supported by the Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual in Portugal, the Locarno Residency, Projeto Paradiso, the MacDowell Residency, the Allan Sekula Social Documentary Fund, San Diego Underground Arts, and the Tim Disney Prize for Excellence in the Storytelling Arts.

He is a member of Badam Film's board of directors and serves on the selection committee for the Badam Film Fund.

He is a New York, US, based cinematographer. Born and raised in the politically unstable region of Pakistan. He began his career in marketing and advertising shooting branded content and commercials for Fortune 500 organizations. His filmmaking journey has spanned across the globe- having shot in Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Peru, Mexico and cities across the United States. 

Arsalan has completed his MFA in Cinematography at Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Arsalan film "Post-Term" was the recipient of the Gotham Award Short Films Showcase in 2022 and a grant winner of the National Board of Review in the same year. His films have screened at various festivals including CAAMFest, Crested Butte Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival, Monterrey International Film Festival and New York Shorts International Film Festival.

He is part of the selection committee for the Badam Film Fund.

He is an Armenian filmmaker, artist, and writer. His films have screened internationally at festivals such as the Viennale, Cinema du Réel, Art of the Real at Lincoln Center, Courtisane, Open City, Mar del Plata, Underdox, and others. His work has been supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and residencies at Fogo Island Arts, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Monson Arts, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, Puffin Foundation, and the City of Chicago's Individual Artist Program.

He did doctoral studies at Duke University, where he started a dissertation on the poetics of community in cinema, and studied filmmaking at CalArts. He taught in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego, and worked as a fire lookout in the Sierra Nevada. He is currently a lecturer in the Cinema Department at Binghamton University (SUNY).

He is part of the selection committee for the Badam Film Fund.