The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia

EVERYBODY, just got released in the US on JUNE 30TH. One of the rare documentary films getting a wide theatrical release by FOCUS features. EVERYBODY is an intimate, important and urgent documentary on INTERSEX.It is light hearted and fun as much as it is educating and impactful- primarily because of the way director Julie Cohen chose her real characters and wove the narrative.

Julie Cohen is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning director and producer of RBG, along with Betsy West. Other theatrical documentaries she's directed with West include the Oscar shortlisted JULIA and the Peabody-winning My Name is Pauli Murray.

GO WATCH "EVERYBODY" IN THEATRES.

AND, SUPPORT INDIE FILMMAKERS BY PAYING FOR THE FILMS- TRY NOT DEMANDING FREE TICKETS.


DIGS:

IN LGBTQIA- I stands for? INTERSEX. Did you know that? Do you know how many people in the world are born as intersex.

We try and dig the process of making a difficult and intimate film like EVERYBODY, where we as audience least understand the topic and it can get taboo in many countries; how does a Filmmaker navigate through the characters and makes them comfortable to come out and reveal themselves while shooting Vérité.

Stay enlightened.

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Why do you go to the movies? Why do you want to make a movie? how is AI going to impact this in the near future? How this might create a tectonic shift in our very understanding of movies in the near future?

Stephen is an established data researcher in the film industry whose work has been featured in the New York Times, The Times,  The Guardian etc. Stephen has taught at major film schools like NYU etc on topics  of business of film producing to the psychology of film producing. 

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Digs:

1) A very interesting project that he is on right now- AI scripting.

2)With 10 + years data- why do people go to the movies and will do so in the future?

3) Genres, it's elements and how they work culturally.

4) Why is Squid games a global phenomenon after being rejected for 10 years, possibly also by the algorithms.

5) Future of scriptwriting, financing and distribution with AI. 

6)Predicting the next future post Cannes in person.

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William Shakespeare, one of the greatest writers in English Language; even after 400 years, and a time when humans might get taken over by AI, Shakespeare is still relevant.

SHAKESPEARE REIGNS ! WHY?

A snacky episode with Suchita.

A longish episode coming soon.

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Continuing with our special series- Artists & Mental Health, that gets cross pollinated between our two podcasts THE ARTISTS AND THE SOS SHOW, OUR SPECIAL GUEST is BERNARD BEITMAN, M.D., Founding Director of The Coincidence Project which encourages people to tell each other their synchronicity and serendipity stories.
His book, Meaningful Coincidences: How and Why Serendipity and Synchronicity Happen describes their wide range of uses and explanations. It tells us that there is a deeper energy that connects us and that energy could be communicating with us consistently.
I for one feel it all the time.
Understanding and connecting with this energy enables us to go beyond our daily survival mode, and take a look at life from a higher perspective- this enhances our work, and our overall daily well-being.
If you experience these coincidences, do let us your story.
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1) Constantly seeing the serial numbers- 111/ 444/ 555 etc.
2) Connecting with people through telepathy- mind to mind connection.
3)Carl Jung said that synchronicities serve the quest for self realisation, personal and spiritual growth, and deeper experience of human connectedness.
4)Why Serendipity has not been developed into independent filed of study-
something that can benefit, organisations, and the future generations
5) Freud said: thought transference is real and original form of communication.
6) synchronicities and daily well being.

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EP 126 of THE ARTISTS podcast has Screenwriter Tom Vaughan.

Tom Vaughan has been writing professionally for over twenty years.
He has written for Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures and Disney. He has developed screenplays for Matthew McConaughey, Nicolas Cage, Barry Sonnenfeld, Chow-Yun Fat and many others.
WINCHESTER, the film he co-wrote starring Helen Mirren and Sarah Snook, about the infamous Winchester Mystery House, opened nationwide in 2018.
He is currently also the screenwriting instructor at his alma mater, The University of Houston.
https://storyandplot.com/

Digs:

1) The WGA strike: an existential crisis for writers!
2)A battle between HUMANS and BOTS???
3) The business of screenwriting: arts vs commerce
4) AI is a plagiarism machine?
5) AI: a knowledgeable but dumb asst?
6) The impact of strike Worldwide
7)ETHICS AND LAWS need to be imposed on AI- WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?

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An existential crisis refers to a period of deep questioning and reflection about the fundamental nature of one's existence, purpose, and meaning in life. It is often characterised by feelings of confusion, anxiety, and a sense of being lost or disconnected from one's values, beliefs, or goals. And Artists who I might call thinkers are most prone to fall into existential crisis.

How can they deal with it?

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This episode is a part of Artists n mental health series. These episodes we cross-pollinate between our mental health podcast THE SOS SHOW and THE ARTISTS. The last episode we did was with actor Rajeev Khandelwal- chk that out if you haven't yet.

Our guest for todays episode is peace activist Azim Khamisa who started the Forgiveness movement that has now reached millions of people. This movement is important for all of us, especially the vulnerable community of Artists because we live in a cut throat competitive world and there are many a times that other people rub badly on us or vice versa and we are unable to forgive. May this episode give us the wisdom to look deeper into our lives and on more profound values- forgiveness can be a great value that will ease our movement in this rickety path.

In the year 1995, Azim Khamisa's 20 year old son had just got engaged. Next day, as he was doing his part time job of delivering pizza, a group of boys surrounded him and a 14 year old boy murdered him in cold blood. In 2023 Azim Khamisa runs a peace foundation with that 14 year old Juvenile boy who he also fought for to get him out of prison by forgiving him the murder of his only son. Azim Khamisa founded the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF.org), which started a subsequent forgiveness movement that has reached millions globally. He has received over 80 local, national and international awards. www.AzimKhamisa.com

In this podcast Episode, Suchita digs through this heart melting story of what can an act of forgiveness do to your and other lives.

What about the daily acts of forgiveness that we have to do in personal and professional relationships, to strangers, to our own selves.

What can an act of forgiveness do in a wider context like the current Russia - Ukraine war.

Just one daily act can build your forgiveness muscle- meditation!!

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After we did the Ep 117 on Who are you making your films for, and then Ep 120 trends in indie monetisation and streaming, we thought we will try and solve a problem for filmmakers, if we can, by getting an opinion from Industry leaders, thought leaders, filmmakers on this one question that can help us all. Now making a film takes a lot of effort, time, resources, and if they do not reach the right audience the effort is all wasted.
According to UNESCO, 9444 feature length films were
made in 2019 and the rate continues. This includes films produced in all countries and languages, including Hollywood blockbusters, Bollywood films, art-house productions, and independent films. This number does not include short films, documentaries, or other forms of film and video content.

So consider a very high side: if 4000 films get absorbed on various VODs- Netflix, Amazon, Mubi, Tubi, Hulu, Roku, local cables etc etc- what happens to 5000 odd films?

1) Do they just disappear? What happens to films that never reach the audience? or a platform.
2) Do you think filmmakers should think of a plan before making feature films, so their films get discovered?
3) Can we as makers streamline these 5000 odd films and how? How can the system think of streamlining these films so they do not get lost?

We asked these question to our esteemed guests:

(In Alphabetical order)

A) ANJUL NIGAM- ACTOR/ PRODUCER- ER, GREY'S ANATOMY, NEVER HAVE I EVER......
B) ISIDORE BETHAL- FILMMAKER /EDUCATOR-His work has screened at CANNES and SXSW, NETFLIX, MOMA
C) KARAN TAURANI- INDUSTRY LEADER, EVP ELARA CAPITAL
D) MADHAVAN NARAYANAN- THOUGHT LEADER/ JOURNALIST- QUINT, NDTV, TIMES.
E) PINAKI CHATTERJEE- CONTENT ACQUISITION & DISTRIBUTION, FILM FESTIVAL STRATEGIST- MISS LOVELY, NAMESAKE, A DEATH IN THE GUNJ

There are many great answers, and if someone would want to jump on the bandwagon and collab and help us solve this, we can pull in more resources.
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This snacky episode of THE ARTISTS podcast has Suchita trying to understand the phenomena called Oscars, and how and why it is a BIG part
of our Culture- Worldwide.

But, are we missing out on something!!

Enjoy!!

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I'm sure all of you heard the amazing speech by one of the best storytellers, Charlie Kaufmann, "Don’t get trapped in their world of box office numbers. You don't work for them. You don’t work for the world of box office numbers. You work for the world. Don't worry about how to pitch, don't pitch. Be nervous, be vulnerable. Make your story honest and tell it. "

But, how much of this will be applicable in the real world of Film financing:)

Our guest for EP 121 is Producer and Film business expert Girish Johar.
Suchita digs many things to begin with getting your project green-lit- which is a chicken and egg situation when it comes to getting a saleable actor. Three target areas that can resolve this problem and how can filmmakers, producers/ studios and actors, synergise, to tell a story of international calibre- because that is what the audience has got hooked onto, post the pandemic!

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