Watch ‘Bubble’ Short Film Right Now

Posted by Faisal Hashmi on Jan 2, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

It’s been six months coming but it’s finally here and we’re proud to present it to you. Our short film ‘Bubble’ has finally been released online and you can watch it below.

Plot – A driven candidate moments before the most important point of his career. A desperate thug moments before the most dangerous decision of his life. An abstract and compelling short film about finding peace in regret.

The film is written, directed, and edited by Faisal Hashmi. I’ll leave you to watch the film without much to say. If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know in the comment’s. It’s you guys I made it for and I want to hear what you think of it. Very soon, I’ll make a new post answering most of the common questions I was asked and what all went behind making the film.

But till then, enjoy

‘Bubble’ Short Film Debuting Online On New Year’s Eve

Posted by Faisal Hashmi on Dec 24, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

It’s finally time to announce what we’ve been planning for quite a while now. Our much awaited short film ‘Bubble’, which has garnered acclaim from wherever it has played so far, is finally set to debut online on New Year’s Eve.

It’s the perfect time and date to release the movie for the world to see. When I was making ‘Bubble’, my ultimate goal was to make a type of film that I’ve never done before. I’ve done thrillers and a quirky little comedy, but doing something dramatic and abstract like this wasn’t something that I had any experience on. And my ultimate aim was for my audience to see the movie wherever they may be. And there’s no better way to do that than release it online for them to see and directly give their feedback to me rather than keep it hidden for years while it does festivals. The New Year’s date is a thematically fitting date for the release.

We now have a very short synopsis to share for the film. My aim was to not give out any spoilers and wanted the audience to go into the film without any prior knowledge at all, but I think this one doesn’t spoil anything:

A driven candidate moments before the most important point of his career. A desparate thug moments before the most dangerous decision of his life. An abstract and compelling short film about finding peace in regret.

Just as a further teaser until the week passes by, here’s a brand new still from the film which also acts as a first look to the character that Sahil Gupta plays.

The context of this picture will forever remain a mystery. Well, until the movie releases anyway.  The film is written, directed and edited by Faisal Hashmi. It stars Adnan Khan, Sahil Gupta, Smriti Gulati and Christus Cleetus. It was shot in Dubai and Sharjah.

Once again, follow our Facebook page where the movie will be released one hour early exclusive to the Facebook fans. So head down there.

We Won ‘Best Film’ At Season Of Film

Posted by Faisal Hashmi on Dec 3, 2011 in Blog | 4 comments

Earlier this week, I told you that our upcoming short film ‘Bubble’ will be premiering at ‘Season of Film’ organised by Murdoch University Dubai in association with DIAC. Well, two great things happened – ‘Bubble’ had its world premiere out of competition to a thunderous response and we won ‘Best 1 Minute Short Film’ award for our previous film ‘Perfect Living’ which was in competition.

I along with some of the cast and crew were there at the event to talk about the film later on and it was a great experience to watch it for the first time with a crowd of film enthusiasts that totally got the movie and were keen on learning more about it. The award at the end was a great feeling and the entire crowd seemed to have a lot of fun after watching our quirky little 1-minute film.

That’s not the end of it as there’s more good news to come regarding ‘Bubble’ and ‘Perfect Living’ in the coming month. Until then, watch our little short film that went all the way to Cannes and beyond below.

‘Bubble’ Premiering At ‘Season Of Film’ At DIAC On 30th November

Posted by Faisal Hashmi on Nov 29, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

It’s been pretty quite on our front for a while but we’ve been working extremely hard in the background in our little cave. The last we told you, our short film ‘Bubble’ was finished editing and ready for deployment. Now, I’m happy to announce that the film will be premiering at a great film event happening tomorrow. Yes, ‘Bubble’ will premiere at ‘Season of Film’ arranged by Murdoch University. And that’s not all.

The event is a student-led film festival that gives audiences an opportunity to watch great short films from the region and get a chance to critique their work and learn more about filmmaking in general, which is extremely important in this region if the film industry is to go anywhere. It will be held in DIAC Recreation Room (Dubai Academic City) on 30th of November (which is tomorrow) between 12pm-3pm. Not just that, but among the judges is the highly acclaimed Emarati director Nawaf Al-Janahi who directed the excellent ‘Sea Shadow’ which is in theaters now. Couldn’t think of a better audience to screen the film to for the first time. And here’s an extra tidbit – our last short film ‘Perfect Living’ which screened at Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner earlier this year will also be screened there!

Anyone waiting to see the film for all these months should definitely try to attend the free of charge event. We will all be there and it’s a great platform to watch and meet other filmmakers as well. If you do show up there, do give us a holla

The film is written, directed and edited by Faisal Hashmi. It stars Adnan Khan, Sahil Gupta, Smriti Gulati and Christus Cleetus. It was shot in Dubai and Sharjah.

And then again, that’s not all. There’s another surprise we’ve been keeping from you. More on that very very soon.

New One-Sheet Poster For ‘Bubble’ & Production Updates

Posted by Faisal Hashmi on Sep 20, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Back to offer a few important production updates on ‘Bubble’. First of all, the movie has finally been edited, scored, color graded and is now completed. It’s taken longer than expected but has finally happened and I’m extremely proud of the end-result.

It’s the most complex work that we’ve ever done and the scope is large. The film looks fantastic and it’s something more abstract and open-ended than any of our previous work.

And to celebrate the wrap, here’s a brand new one-sheet poster for the movie that shall be used heavily in marketing material.

Took me a lot of work to get this done together. It was key for me to really make it look as professional as possible, just like a real movie would with the credit blocks and fonts used.

I always had the idea in my head that the final poster would be vague images from both the story-lines contrasting each other, and I think I’ve found two good-looking shots from the movie without giving anything away.

I’d love some feedback from you guys on the work and would also love if you can promote it as much as you can.

The movie has now been submitted to Dubai International Film Festival 2011, which means that it cannot be publicly online in any form until the verdict of selection is out. So fingers crossed.

There’s a few more stills and promotional material yet to come from the movie, along with some surprise announcements about our new projects. But you’ll hear them first at our Facebook page more than anywhere.

So follow that and I’ll see you guys there.

The UAE- shot dramatic short film stars Adnan Khan, Smriti Gulati, Sahil Gupta and Christus Cleetus and is written, directed and edited by Faisal Hashmi.