Our team
Creative minds.
Collaborative spirit.
Brown Phoenix Productions brings together talented creatives united by a shared passion for authentic storytelling and bold filmmaking.
Founder · Actor | Director | Producer
Michael Uchegbu
Michael Uchegbu is the founder of Brown Phoenix Productions. An actor, director and producer, he established the company in 2023 as a creative home for authentic, ambitious and socially relevant film and media projects.
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Monika Kedia
Cinematographer
Monika Kedia is a cinematographer and occasional writer-director based in Farnham, UK, who picked up a camera in middle school and never put it down. She holds an MA in Filmmaking specialising in cinematography from the University for the Creative Arts. Her writing circles one territory: psychological drama and the quiet mechanics of control.
Samuel O. Joshua
Filmmaker
Samuel O. Joshua is a Nigerian filmmaker and multidisciplinary visual storyteller with experience across multimedia production, and creative communications. He holds a Master’s degree in Filmmaking from the University for the Creative Arts. His work spans short films, commercials, and documentary storytelling, focusing on narratives that connect personal experiences with broader social themes.
Ninad S. Desai
Cinematographer
Ninad S. Desai is a cinematographer and colorist known for an intentional, story-driven approach to visual tone, contrast, and camera movement. His work as a Director of Photography spans narrative short films and indie features, across projects such as Sketch, Taylor, the continuous-take short Hidden Host, and Between the Lines, alongside camera department experience on feature productions including Auntypreneur and behind-the-scenes cinematography on Chaurangi. Holding a Master of Arts in Filmmaking from the University for the Creative Arts and certified by the Mark Milsome Foundation in production safety, he is based in the UK and collaborates internationally across narrative, commercial, and independent film productions.