Your project has entered in our festival. What is your project about?  
It exhibits, in a comical way, the understandably unpleasant way of life of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also shows a fact about life: mental challenges may not fade away permanently. You can control it, but it can still return and continue to disturb you. You must simply always "fight" it. This is why one can believe, as mentioned at the beginning of the short film, that life is a war. 

What are your ambitions with your project?  
My ambitions are the following: spread my message, give laughs, and hope that it will help bring me to make bigger projects (feature films or short films with more quality) including ones with the character, Walter. 

Tell us something about your shooting? What pleasantly surprised you?  
The following two:

1- I enjoy letting loose and having fun scenes like the one where I dance with the broom.

2- The opportunity to work with Oscar winner, Co Hoedeman, who was an actor in this short film. I had the chance to direct him as the man placing the mask on his face and sanitizing his hands at the beginning of the film.

For what group of spectators is your film targeted?
People experiencing (or experienced in the past) mental struggles. This can hopefully help decrease the frustration that comes when dealing with some challenges. Furthermore, by accepting the rational point of view mentioned in this short film, it may actually help deal with it.

Why should distributors buy your film?  
I will first want to see, in detail, what their exact offer would be. However, it can help spread the viewing of my short film and interest higher placed people in my approach and way of creating movies.

How would you specify your work? What characterizes your film?  
- It's a silent-comedy.

- It regards the Covid-19 pandemic.

- By showing someone (Walter) dealing with a mental struggle, it can show people that are dealing with similar challenges nowadays that they are not alone and, hopefully, help them.

Why did you decide to become a filmmaker?  
Growing up, movies and shows became part of my life. From becoming very fond of watching certain movies and shows, I developed a huge interest in telling stories, myself, through moving images.

In addition, as a communicator who is experienced in public speaking, I enjoy spreading thoughtful messages to others.

Who is your role model?  
My role model is both of my parents who are wise and encourage me to stay true to my skills and strengths.

 Which movies are your favorites? Why?  
Two of them would be Modern Times (1936) and The Mask (1994) 

- Modern Times with Charlie Chaplin is one of my favorite movies because I absolutely love its comedy. Charlie Chaplin is one of my biggest inspirations. A noteworthy trait is that this movie blends comedy with realistic and serious events (the Great Depression time), which inspires me. As a filmmaker, I enjoy giving strong and thoughtful messages through my films in calm and fun ways, which is what I applied in my short film. 

-  The Mask with Jim Carrey is one of my favorite movies because, to begin, I am a fan of movies Jim Carrey plays in. He is an inspiration to me for acting in comedy films. However, the reasons why the Mask specifically is one of my favourite movies is because of the following two reasons. First, I like how the story shows us to be true to our real selves and not feel like we should change into an entirely different character (even if it's a character with magical powers) to be respected and successful. Personally, I simply prefer to be on my own than to change my personality just in order to be accepted by other people. Second, I am also fond of the impeccable instrumental and singing soundtrack of that movie. From my observation, in most of the instrumental and singing soundtrack we, interestingly, hear the trumpet. The soundtrack also helps me feel the adventure this movie can take its viewers on: an adventure of laughter, mischief, and action. This can encourage me as a filmmaker to continue valuing the soundtrack of my films because while I can tell and show a movie via dialogue and recorded images, the soundtrack helps to feel the movie.
 

Where do you look for inspiration for your films?
Personal experiences, music, movies from and/or with people who inspire me (like, Charlie Chaplin).
 

Which topics interest you the most?
Topics that I have a personally strong feeling for. Two examples would be mental struggles and another one would be loneliness.

What do you consider your greatest achievement in your career?  
So far, it may be the two Best Producer awards I have received at the Athvikvaruni International Film Festival. One of them was for this short film and the other one was for one of my other short films, Nostalgia.
 

What do you consider most important about filming?  
During the filming process, we must be mostly mindful of the sound recording because, when I was studying in Trebas, I was taught that sound represents 90% of a motion picture.

I agree that the sound plays a dominant part in the wholeness of a film. To begin, as an expert in public speaking, I know that listening to the dialogues of the characters in the accurate tones (not to mention properly recorded) along with also soundtracks, can all have a major impact on the reception of the film. We don't get to just understand the story, we can also feel what the characters feel and/or feel the way the story is supposed to make us feel depending on its genre. Because my short film is a silent-comedy, the soundtrack had so much more value. I feel like the picked music tracks and how the narration was voiced actually gives the vibe that this short film intends to give: amusement and laughter.

Which film technique of shooting do you consider the best?  
Tracking shots impress me due to their smooth movement that properly reveals content or if it's showing just 1 item, only closer, this movement can allow us to enjoy the sight of it (or keep our attention, at least). Tracking shots can also be used to interestingly transition from one shot to another. The transition is smoothly done and it can keep us also in an observational state.
 

How would you rate/What is your opinion about current filmmaking?  
It's pretty good. I see movies, released recently, that are linked (somewhat, at least) to older movies, still showing great impressions we can expect from movies of its kind such as, Wonka (2023).

Furthermore, from what I have seen in film projects I have run or helped on, despite the growing technology making filmmaking simpler, I still see camera operators and video editors giving a good amount of focus and time that the project deserves in order for the project to be done right.

What can disappoint you in a movie?  
Raising our hopes on an interesting coming event, but it simply does not end up happening.

Who supports you in your film career?  
My family and my friends. My parents encourage me to make at least 3 films a year. When I had a chance to speak with Spike Lee, he encouraged me not to sell myself short and to believe in my title as a filmmaker as long as I practice the occupation.