Neil Tuli is a writer, director, producer, and musician whose work explores tension in Immigrant-American culture, musicianship, and community. A musician-turned-editor, he began his career in Boston, MA working on films including Ted and American Hustle before moving into business development and strategy roles at Illumination and Netflix. Neil wrote and directed the award-winning short Birdie Cricket and is currently making his feature directorial debut with American Raaga. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his family.

"I started American Haathi films to form a slate that showcases the kinds of slice-of-life, heart-and-humor, American stories that I and my peers grew up around but never saw explored in modern indie cinema."