Aslan Dalgic is a Student Academy Award–nominated producer and director based in Los Angeles. In addition to his Turkish origins, most of Dalgic’s childhood was spent traversing borders across the rich and diverse cultural landscapes in Switzerland, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. After gaining a unique worldview and a profound appreciation of history and culture, he aspires to produce fictional features, series, and shorts revealing stories that take place on the intersections of cultures. In addition, Dalgic’s filmmaking oeuvre encapsulates documentaries shedding light on climate change and critical social justice issues.

The idea for AMERICAN SCHEMA came to him at the age of 18. On his 18th birthday, he got a tattoo with the name of the fictional city from the book: Rieux. Six years later, the project is almost complete.