On this episode of the Film Sessions Podcast, we are excited to feature Naveed Farooqi:
“Mr. Naveed Farooqi is a visionary man, writer at heart and thinker in spirit. He is the founder and owner of “Deepblue Doors Inc.” Born in Pakistan, educated in America, he did his Chemical Engineering and has been managing his engineering firm and other businesses in Canada and Pakistan. These days he lives in Canada and Pakistan, he keeps shuttling back and forth.
Mr. Farooqi, is an author of four unpublished books which he wants to reveal after his passing away. Books are The Sixth Element, Closure, Kashish-e-Aqal and Phynal Phatnasy. He also has a passionate involvement in films and is a keen film watcher since childhood. He considers his favorite filmmakers to be: Satayajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Muzzafar Ali, K. Asif (India), Abbas Kiarostami (Iran), Kar-Wai Wong (Japan) Ingmar Bergman, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen and Quintin Tarantino (USA).
Mr. Farooqi, has made 5 short films out of which two of them got Awards at various festivals, and he is proud to mention these two short Films, Lust and Umeed Ka Safar, both were made in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
His latest short film (Naam Badal Dena) which he passionately produced and ensured that his vision of Neurodivergence can be achieved and luckily so far this film has done miraculously well, winning several Laurels and Awards and Final Nominee at Cannes World Film Festival.
To summarize the pleasant personality and genius capabilities of Mr. Naveed Farooqi, it won’t take a page, not even a sentence, just one word and that is “Neurodivergent”, that he is and has proven to be the coolest creator of his own kind.
A quote from Mr. Farooqi:
“Give me an Alphabet, I will give you a word, give me a word, I will give you a sentence, give me a sentence, I will give you a page, give me a page, I will give you a book & give me a book, I WILL GIVE YOU A LIFE”.
Mr. Farooqi has always been a dreamer and according to him dreams are not something that you see while asleep, but dreams are those which don’t let you sleep.
He has been an achiever to the core, his excellence in management projects/films is phenomenal. He is a lover of humanity and he feels that every space, human element, color, object and even every split second has a story of its own. He captures those stories in his heart through his mind and believes in creating canvases out of those stories through his productions in the form of Films, Documentaries, Travelogues, web series biographies and more”
This episode was hosted by Stephanie Tokasz, a Podcast Host at the Student World Impact Film Festival, and produced by Mark Leschinsky, the Festival Director of the Student World Impact Film Festival.
