The people behind REUNITED

Veronika Mudra

STORY AND ADVOCACY

Veronika Mudra is a women's rights activist and co-founder of White Ribbon USA, based in Los Angeles, and White Ribbon Ukraine, located in Kyiv. She speaks five languages and has lived and worked in the United States, Italy, Ukraine, and Israel. Her background in social science, technology, accounting, and financial management helped shape White Ribbon USA's business-minded approach to social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management.

After immigrating to the United States with her son under a domestic-violence protection program, Veronika became a respondent in a Hague Convention case. Her advocacy now focuses on helping mothers and immigrant survivors of domestic violence through public awareness, legal support, psychological support, education, and research resources.

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

DIRECTOR

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri is an award-winning director, photographer, and social-justice advocate whose work spans fine art, commercial campaigns, celebrity, fashion, music, and social impact. Her storytelling focuses on transformation, human dignity, and the voices of women and communities too often left out of public narratives.

Her work has been shown internationally and recognized by major cultural institutions, festivals, universities, and global forums. Her film and social-impact projects have received awards including Tribeca Film Festival recognition, Cannes Lions honors, and CNN Expose Awards recognition.

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Jamie Donoughue

WRITER

Jamie Donoughue is a Leeds-based writer and director whose background includes music, promo direction, short film, and television. His short film SHOK was nominated for an Oscar in 2016, and his television directing credits include Endeavour, The Innocents, The Last Kingdom, and A Discovery of Witches.

His work brings a disciplined narrative voice to REUNITED, grounding a complex advocacy issue in a story that can be understood by audiences, institutions, and communities.

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Sheila Shah

PRODUCER

Sheila Shah is a producer, international actress, advocate, and humanitarian focused on projects close to her heart. She speaks Farsi, French, and English and has used public platforms to support social-impact campaigns, women's advocacy, child health, poverty reduction, and climate awareness.

Sheila has served as an ambassador and advocate for organizations including March of Dimes Canada, CARE, White Ribbon USA, White Ribbon Canada, the David Lynch Foundation, Go Campaign, and the United Nations Environment Programme's World Is In Our Hands campaign.

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GK Reid

PRODUCER

GK Reid is a multidisciplinary artist working across film, photography, fashion design, music, and social-justice advocacy. His collaborative work has reached global audiences and has been shown by major cultural institutions and museums around the world.

Films produced by GK have received 27 awards, including Tribeca Film Festival recognition, Cannes Lions honors, Best Picture recognition at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, and CNN Expose Awards recognition. His social-impact work includes campaigns for AIDS awareness, anti-trafficking work, and girls' empowerment in India.

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Paula Schwarz

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Paula Schwarz is the founder of the World Data-Economic Forum and a refugee-rights activist. Her work brings transparency, data, and cross-sector collaboration to social and economic challenges connected to dignity, work, innovation, production, migration, and participation in collective society.

Before founding the World Data-Economic Forum, Paula co-founded the Refugee First Response Center and the Pythagoras Academy with Cisco and local governments in Greece and Turkey. Her work connects humanitarian response, industry, culture, business, and innovation.

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