Our Team

Yann Demange

Growing up in London as a man of mixed heritage, Yann has always been passionate about telling unexpected stories. Yann made a name for himself as a filmmaker in the U.K. on productions like TOP BOY and ‘71, for which he received the British Independent Film Award for Best Director. Transitioning to working in the U.S., Yann most recently directed the feature film WHITE BOY RICK (Sony) and the television drama, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (HBO).

Marie Nguyen

Born in Saigon and raised in the Bay Area, Marie began her career as a producer working alongside Yann on WHITE BOY RICK and the LOVECRAFT COUNTRY pilot. In addition to her work at Wayward Films, Marie is a Black List and Women in Film screenwriters lab fellow.

Imran Siddiq

An independent film producer hailing from the Bay Area, Imran spent the early part of his career as Vice President of Television at Josephson Entertainment. He joins Wayward after most recently overseeing WarnerMedia’s OneFifty group, the group’s focus was funding a slate of projects from diverse artists with the intention of encouraging and preserving freedom of expression.