From the suburbs outside of Boston, Neal Mulani is a rising writer-director with a proclivity for autobiographical narratives about the queer experience. Raised by a father from Mumbai and a mother from Boston, Neal spent his childhood at the crossroad of two cultures and turned to film to articulate the complexity of his experiences. Neal’s introduction to storytelling began at an early age with theater, instilling in him a fundamental appreciation for character, story and improvisation. His work explores themes of shame, self-perception, masculinity & parenthood as they relate to the queer experience. A recent graduate of the Film & Television Production program at USC, Neal currently works as an assistant to the Chairman of Universal Pictures. His first short film, FISH TANK, completed an international festival run this past year.