The Storyteller’s Desk (TSD) is a transmedia story and script development ‘think tank’ founded by Thomas George Thudiyanplackal, [www.soitis4u.com] a filmmaker from India who is now settled in the United States. In his role as Vice President of Development at Vinod Chopra Films, he was responsible for such blockbusters as ‘3 Idiots’ and ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ that have become a part of the Indian collective consciousness: Powerful films that are entertaining and carry a valuable message and insight for society to reassess hard taboos and commit to action and allow positive transformation. In his new avatar as an independent, international filmmaker, Tom indents to create films that address powerful and universal themes that reach out to a more global audience by including cultures and sensibilities beyond the Indian diaspora.