Prasad Paul Duffy is a graduate of NYU Film School where he wrote and directed his first short film Me and Max, a coming of age drama, which was acquired by HBO. Prasad went on to write and direct another short film, Desperate Hippies, a stoner comedy, which was screened at the Berlin Film Festival. An accomplished writer and director, Prasad has directed a number of music videos and live concert videos, and has written and directed several plays off-off-Broadway. Prasad also co-wrote the book, Why I Survive AIDS, the true story of AIDS survivor Niro Asistent, which was published by Simon and Schuster.