How do you become a filmmaker? Where do you begin? In this IGTV Live interview by Artwithintent we go deep into the following:

- Ashik's journey into filmmaking and making Malayalam's first iPhone feature film

- The motivation and process that lead him to take up a sci-fi feature film project

- Inspiration for young filmmaking aspirants

00:00 Highlights

00:52 Intro

01:30 Journey in 3 Minutes

03:56 Deciding

09:25 Early Short Films

12:50 First Feature

17:15 Why iPhone

22:10 Marketing & Distribution

31:00 Concluding

This was originally posted as an IGTV Live interview on Artwithintent's Instagram profile, at https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhxyO8p4iA/

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🍿 Watch Munnariv, Malayalam's first Sci-Fi iPhone feature film: https://munnariv.com/watch

📖 Ashik's book, The Indian Indie Film: https://iashik.com/iif

If you are an aspiring filmmaker, Subscribe to Ashik's channel, for filmmaking videos every Sunday noon 12:00 PM (IST): https://iashik.com/youtube

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Ashik Satheesh's goal is to make world class Malayalam films. He made his debut into the film industry with Munnariv (2020), the first iPhone feature film in Malayalam.

He was the assistant director to awards-winning films such as Ottamuri Velicham (2017). He wrote and directed more than ten short films and assisted various short-films and commercials.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashiksatheesh/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshikSatheesh

YouTube: https://iashik.com/youtube

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashiksatheesh/

Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/ashiksatheesh

Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ge59ov

Website: https://iashik.com

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Camera: iPhone SE (First Generation)

Edited on: Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve

Computer: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

Online backup, Backblaze https://secure.backblaze.com/r/02st59