Exploring Filmmaking with Faisal Hashmi: Award-Winning Dubai-Based Director & Filmmaker | Ep. 2

Join us in this episode as we delve into the exciting world of filmmaking with Faisal Hashmi, an award-winning director, scriptwriter, and filmmaker based in Dubai. We get an exclusive insight into his journey in the film industry, with a strong emphasis on Dubai.

Faisal Hashmi is an ambitious filmmaker, recognized by the UAE government for his contributions to the country's film industry with a prestigious Golden Visa. We explore the challenges of raising capital for a movie, and Faisal shares his experience in funding his recent short film 'Amber'.

During the episode, we get a glimpse of Faisal's exciting and strategic mind in filmmaking, which makes him stand out as an ambitious director in the industry. We even had the opportunity to pitch our very first movie idea to Faisal.

To wrap up the episode, we share our thoughts on the movie 'The Menu' and get Faisal's take on it. Overall, it was a fun and insightful episode, which will leave you feeling inspired to take on the world of film making.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:59 Golden Visa in Dubai for the Arts
00:15:26 Writing, Ideas and Inspiration
00:18:58 What happened to Amber
00:26:49 "City of Life" anticipated sequel
00:34:02 Challenges of raising capital
00:44:46 Creative integrity
00:58:09 Making "Amber" the short film
01:14:46 Lebron James of short film
01:27:25 Our Movie pitch
01:35:09 &Whatmeans Life
01:36:38 &Whatmeans Art
01:37:13 "The Menu"

Faisal Hashmi
IG: https://instagram.com/faisalhashmifilm?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Amber Short Film: https://youtu.be/Y5K_5KZkiOQ