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

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US HERE! May your year be happy, joyous, and mindful. This year is predicted to be the year of being real, being authentic- THAT'S THE WORD- so more openness, more honesty, less manipulations- because the world is becoming OPEN and REAL!!! So, in today's episode 115 , our guest is the amazing director, Sabiha Sumar. I am a big fan of her work, especially her film Silent...

And, here we go, before Merry Christmas and a Happy New year 2023!!! The last episode of THE ARTISTS AND THE SOS SHOW for 2022, features actor and entrepreneur Mr. Rajeev Khandelwal. Mr. Khandelwal needs no introduction- a famous actor on TV, he made his film debut with Aamir. We dig something very pertinent in this episode- ARTISTS AND MENTAL HEALTH. This is the first time an episode is cross-pol...

Ep 103 of THE ARTISTS podcast is with Critic and journalist Mayank Shekhar. We try to dissect the word ENTERTAINMENT in the times of content bombardment. Digs: 1) What does the word entertainment mean. 2) How can entertainment be measured! 3) If everything is becoming individualistic what should the creators see their art form as. 4) Every one is the creator and the consumer!! 5) The value of a mo...

Should we love or hate the pioneer D. W.Griffith- Watch his films The Birth of a nation (1915) and intolerance (1916). The birth of a nation at that time revived Ku Klux Klan- Chaplin considered him one of the greats!! What should the future remember him as!! Also, check out our episode on Entrepreneurs and Mental health- as relevant to the artists:https://www.eplog.media/thesosshow/2021/04/10/ep-...

Lucid Dreaming is about getting in your dreams in a conscious state. Many artists and creators have been using the dream state for enhancing their creativity and tapping the un tapped- Dali, Tesla, Nolan, Einstein and more. Our guest for this episode is Robert Waggoner. Robert wrote the acclaimed book, Lucid Dreaming – Gateway to the Inner Self (now in its fifteenth printing), and co-authore...

THE WHITE FORTRESS was part of Berlinale 2021. I was totally taken in by the film. We have the Bosnian- Canadian writer-director of the film Igor Drljaca joining us and sharing his journey of making the film. Find him: http://igordrljaca.com/ Pointers: 1) Premiere during covid times. 2) Why make the film. 3) Being a refugee and migrating during the war and its influence in his storytelling. 4) Kee...

International Women's Day special- 2021- we have India's first filmmaker Fatma Begum who made 9 films from 1926- 1929. Her first film Bulbule - e- Paristan started a spate of fantasy film genre in Hindi cinema. No films of hers have been preserved. Happy Women's Day. The resources to this episode are - Wikipedia/ Cinestaan.com and a few more internet sites. Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod Link:...

Vkaao is a crowdsourced movie viewing experience and so far they have released 75 independent films including- Village Rockstar, (India's entry to the oscar's in 2019) and The lift Boy ( chk ep 38); also foreign films like Capernaum, Shoplifters, Ash is the purest white, Japanese anime that was an oscar submission and many more. We ask Vaibhav Lal the co-founder of Vkaao about how does this busine...

Where does creativity spring from? How can it be accessed? How can it be enhanced?  What is the structure & science of consciousness? We are thankful to Mr. Subhash Kak who took out time to be a part of this conversation. Find him:   https://chopra.com/bios/subhash-kak   1) Ramanujan dreamt about the mathematical solutions in his dreams- what was the source? 2) What is cons...

Jim Kolmar has been programming films for well over a decade, for South by Southwest Film (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, and the inaugural Festival International de CineTulum in Mexico.  Some of the pointers in this conversation: 1) Cancellation of festivals and screening on prominent OTT platforms- is it going to be the trend? 2) Screening a film at festivals vs online screening&nbsp...

#THELIFTBOY is a heartwarming feel-good film with no known actors. It's a film about the act of giving and how simple humane touches can transform lives. I happened to catch the film that got to Netflix last month. Go watch it. I was curious about its distribution journey - and so Jonathan was gracious to take out time and share his experience with us- about the toughest journey an indie film can...

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor- and this quick podcast episode takes us through the #stoic philosophy that he practiced throughout his life and how we as creators can use it to get through these times and otherwise as well.   Through his book MEDITATIONS, he takes us through this philosophy. A few pointers that are important 1) Know what you can change and what you cannot ! 2) Keep a jou...

Prabhakar Mundkur is a lateral thinker and no 1 LinkedIn voice. He is a thought leader and problem solver. Find him on Linkedin and Twitter.  I ask him about Lateral Thinking and its application: 1) what is lateral thinking 2) what thinking to apply when- vertical, lateral, critical... building a brand like Amul Solving political crisis using it in times of COVID Building a tech company...

Marcus G miller is a jazz musician who uses maths in his music. In this episode, he shares with us how maths can redefine creativity by enhancing our combinatorial skills. Find him on his site imaginewithmarcus.com also on Instagram.  Some of the interesting discussions and timecode added from this episode for our listeners to navigate easily: 1) How can maths design our creative thinking- co...

Mark Cousins on the house! A very humbling experience talking to him.  Mark ( needs no intro- but just to get it going) is an award-winning filmmaker who mostly makes long format films. His most recent one - #WOMEN MAKE FILM- is a 14-hour long film that is getting released by #BFI in UK. Mark shares with us the making of this exquisite piece of work along with his other most important works....

ILO ILO is now playing on #Mubi. We talk to writer-director-producer Anthony Chen who won the Camera d 'or for his debut feature. 1) ILO ILO got praised by the masters of cinema including Alfonso Cuaron-  what went into making it. 2) Producing your own work- 3) Writing a well-woven script like ILO ILO- instinctive vs calculated. 4) The Director as a writer when writing.  5) Why make film...

SHINE YOUR EYES, had its Berlinale premiere (2020) just a month back. Directed by Matias Mariani a prominent name in Brazilian cinema, Matias talks about the future of his film as everything has gone under lockdown, the festivals have been canceled and the future is hanging in the air. He also gives us pointers on the process of making his film in Brazil, the art and culture there and also how he...

We are chatting with Dr. Biju Kumar Damodaran- three times national award winner. His recent film- TREES UNDER THE SUN- got a limited release via PLATOON ONE FILMS. The most important points are: 1) No Spaces for art-house and indie movies. 2) Where can people watch award-winning films from festivals? 3) Every village in Kerela has its own film festival 4) Reaching to the audience in India outside...

Maja Korbecka- a writer, researcher and part of Berlinale Press talent 2020 shares with us: 1) Berlinale temperature, arc, film language, and more 2) More grounded films, fewer stars  3) Embracing the mainstream cinema- making it diverse 4) Buzz of Indian Cinema 5) Films standing out- First Cow, Mogul Mowgli, The woman who ran 6) film form vs content 7) Manifesto for the new cinephilia 8) Col...

In conversation with the producer of Andhadhun (the blind melody) Sanjay Routray of Matchbox pictures: Some of the pivotal points of the conversation: 1) Figures of Andhadhun :) 2)Actors being apprehensive to play a blind protagonist until #Ayushman Khurana  3) What made Andhadhun work- the universal narrative 4)Focus group and their relevance 5) Working with first time directors- Khosla ka G...

(Podcasts are best experienced with an earphone) Barnabas Toth has twice been shortlisted in the Oscars: Last year for his short film Chuchotage and this year for his feature film THOSE WHO REMAINED.  He joins us from the land of Bela Tarr.  Some of the pointers of the conversation: 1) being selected in the top 10 out of 93 entries. 2) campaigning for Oscars 3) The elements of drama...

EEB AALAY OOO & AISE HEE BOTH IN THE BIG FESTIVALS (BERLIN & BUSAN), BOTH PRODUCED BY THE FIRST TIME PRODUCER SHWETAABH SINGH WE QUESTION: 1) Selecting the scripts ( without stars, without ROI, without focus group) 2) Getting the monies  3) Budgeting the films 4) Getting the directors involved in the budget 5) crew, equipments, number of days of shooting 6)  Sending the firs...

Bhawana Somaaya is a renowned film critic, journalist, and film historian. She was honored with the Padma Shree in the year 2017... Chk her at www.bhawanasomaaya.com We question: 1) The changing role of a film critic 2) Picking up content from a heap of content 3) The value of stars given for a film 4) Is a popular content a good content? 5) Who is watching all this content? 6) Cinema is dead? 7)...

Due to the unrest in our country - we are taking a pause from publishing the podcast for this time- we are going to be back soon but we would like to thank people from everywhere who are connecting n writing to us from other cities n countries- your inputs- and connecting with us encourages us to keep moving forward and get more on the table which will benefit all the makers out there - do keep yo...

An inspiring chat with Ravneet S Chaddha, whose film Subira, is an official entry from Kenya to the Academy 2020. We wish her good luck on this journey! 1) Finding your calling after being married with kids 2) Fighting for your calling 3) Trying to learn to make films 4) Learning how to write films - via Syd field:) 5)  Dropping the kids to her parents and becoming an assistant director 6) Ma...