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=dGS48Kcax5kBorde…

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/86905648Dead Weight - https://vimeo.com/88094835No Cuts No Glory - https://v…

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

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 (Traile…