Riaz Patel is an award-winning executive producer/director whose shows have been distributed worldwide by A&E, MTV, Hulu, and Netflix. He focuses on transformative, perspective-shifting projects, including ConnectEffect, a profound in-person show that aims to “hard-reset” our humanity.

Check out Part 1 of our interview with Riaz about how he approaches connection and how bridging divides is the only way forward.