Logline
Shuling’s Role
Director of Photography
Director/Producer
Sarita Khurana
Director/Producer
Yoav Attias
Executive Producer
RJ Narang
Executive Producer
Nick Rathod
Producer
Prerana Thakurdesai
Editor
Sunita Prasad
Directors of Photography
Cheryl Hess
Eric D. Seals
David Vlasits
Andreas Wagner
Brad White
Shuling Yong
Composer
Simon Taufique
Line Producer
Suzanne Giordano
Archival Producer
Arsh Harjani
Post-Production Supervisor
Zakia Smith
Assistant Editor
Samuel Valenti
Associate Editor
Melissa Thompson
Additional Editor
Anne Alvergue
Field Producer
Gopi Shastri
Design and Social Media Producer
Khushali Haji
SEAT AT THE TABLE chronicles the rise of South Asian Americans in U.S. politics, tracing their inspiring journey from the margins towards the forefront of American power. Through unprecedented access to groundbreaking campaigns during the 2024 elections, the film reveals how this community is transforming the nation’s political future.
Synopsis
In immersive vérité style, SEAT AT THE TABLE follows several prominent South Asian political candidates during the 2024 election cycle, alongside a community galvanized by the groundbreaking campaign of the first South Asian presidential candidate. Within a hundred years, South Asians in America have gone from being disenfranchised, to seeing the first South Asian presidential candidate on a major party’s ticket. With unprecedented access to congressional and state-level campaigns, as well as grassroots organizing efforts, the film captures a historic year for the South Asian diaspora as more candidates than ever run for office, providing us a rare front-row seat to an immigrant community awakening to its power in America.
Shuling Yong | Documentary DP and Cinematographer 