FILM: Chicago-born, award-winning filmmaker Zohra graduated with an electrical engineering degree before she found her true calling. Of South Asian heritage, Zohra is a culturally rich and avid world traveler and loves to tell stories from corners of the globe. Zohra directs, produces, creates and develops projects from the ground up, including feature films (Let Us Make Eve, White People Money), short films (An Outfit, Finding Mr. Right), documentaries (Fallen Star Rising Sun), tv shows (It’s Tei Time), commercials, and music videos, which led her to create her own production company, ZohraFilms. She has also Executive Produced the Nollywood film “A Soldier’s Story II: Return from the Dead'' that has been distributed through Lionsgate. Zohra has created film festivals from scratch, has been the Festival Director of the Various Artists independent Film Festival, the Senior Programming Director of the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, and has been in the festival circuit for the last decade. Her work schedule is happily hectic, but when she’s not immersed in a project, she is studying to get her pilot’s license and can be seen tooling around town on her motorcycle. And she never, ever, misses a Chicago Cubs game. TRADESHOWS AND EVENTS: Chicago-born Renaissance woman Zohra Hasta graduated from Bradley University, in Peoria, IL, with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. Endowed with a passion for learning and with a charismatic and vivacious personality, Zohra is in constant demand for working tradeshows and marketing events. As a product representative, Zohra’s warmth, charm and down- to-earth persuasive manner draw people in and hold their rapt attention.In the engineering field, Zohra has infused her education with probability and statistics, electronics and communications. She is a quick study, whether deciphering or implementing new strategies.Incorporating tech-savvy skills with fluency in several languages, Zohra has the ability to communicate with consumers of diverse cultural backgrounds in a variety of settings. Having earned a reputation as an aggressive lead-generating spokesperson, pharmaceutical entities, such as Pfizer, Allergan and Sunovian, and also numerous tech companies including Cisco Systems, Oracle and Motorola, are requesting her repeatedly. She also excels at exhibition events, educating and demonstrating new products. When she’s not immersed in a project, she is studying to get her pilot’s license and can be seen tooling around town on her motorcycle. And she never, ever, misses a Chicago Cubs game.