Faisal on Film Faisal Hashmi

In this episode, filmmaker and commercial director Jac Mulder talks about his experience shooting two feature films in Dubai and South Africa, his journey and frustrations with the UAE filmmaking scene.

Special thanks to Kane Rodrigues for recording and mixing the episode.

Links:
My short film Skipped - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGS48Kcax5k
Bordering on Bad Behavior Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdocEYUgz0

Faisal Hashmi speaks to South African filmmaker George Trummler talks about working as an assistant director in Dubai and on Hollywood films, transitioning to becoming a filmmaker, and how to survive 48 Hour Film Project.

Short Film Links:
The Pillow Case - https://vimeo.com/86905648
Dead Weight - https://vimeo.com/88094835
No Cuts No Glory - https://vimeo.com/99448055

Faisal Hashmi speaks to Emirati filmmaker and founder of Scene Club Nayla Al Khaja as she talks about her boundary-pushing short films, being a woman filmmaker in the region, and how she balances creativity with commercial work.

Short Film Links:

Arabana - https://vimeo.com/14136112
Once - https://vimeo.com/58880890
Malal (Trailer) - https://vimeo.com/58909379

When you think Emirati cinema, there's no one that comes to mind quicker than Ali F. Mosafa (City of Life, From A to B).

For our first episode, Faisal Hashmi chats with the filmmaker about his background, film school experience, breaking into the industry, four year struggle making City of Life and his new film The Worthy.

Links:

City of Life (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3m3I7iMnvw
From A to B (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9isXiK3jwU
The Worthy (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r77gt1gIHNU