{"id":97,"date":"2025-09-03T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:11:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/?page_id=97","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"97\" class=\"elementor elementor-97\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ade5dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ade5dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8075304 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8075304\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456ba66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"456ba66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cfc50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3cfc50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a028d12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a028d12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d906e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18d906e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-17-at-00.01.44.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-17-at-00.01.44.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-17-at-00.01.44-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-17-at-00.01.44-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-17-at-00.01.44-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dalitfilmcircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-17-at-00.01.44-500x333.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea4863 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ea4863\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6328d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6328d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dalit Film Circle is a national platform dedicated to connecting and empowering Dalit filmmakers across India.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Our mission is simple: to build a verified, accessible directory of Dalit filmmakers \u2014 directors, writers, actors, cinematographers, editors, producers, and more \u2014 creating space for collaboration, opportunity, and visibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dalit Film Circle also serves as a hub for crew calls, networking, and showcasing members\u2019 work, ensuring that the voices and stories of our community find their rightful place in Indian cinema.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">This is more than a directory. 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