Rahul Jain earned a Master of the Arts in Aesthetics and Politics from the California Institute of the Arts. Jain’s debut film as a director, Machines screened in over 160 international festivals. Over the course of its festival run the film received 17 international prizes including Best Film, Zurich Film Festival; Next Generation Director Award, Yamagata International Film Festival; Best Cinematography, Sundance Film Festival; Best Film, Moving Academy of Motion images, Mumbai; International Jury Award, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival; Best Single International Documentary, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.