Pushpendra Singh's guest appearances

Pushpendra Singh

KUCI: Film School

Anything But Bollywood

Anurag Minus Verma Podcast 

Ashim Ahluwalia

Shonali Bose

Bill T. Jones

Julie Cohen

Fritz Lang

Marion Stokes

Jay Myself

Morgan Neville

Michael Dougherty

Kasper Collin

Kirsten Johnson

Michael Schwartz

Garrett Phillips

Darren Lynn Bousman

Nicolas Pesce

OwlTail

Director Pushpendra Singh’s latest film, THE SHEPHERDESS AND THE SEVEN SONGS is a stunningly beautiful feminist fable set in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a lush mountainous region claimed by both India and Pakistan. Based on a folktale by Rajasthani writer Vidaydan Detha as well as the life and poetry of 14th century Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari, SHEPHERDESS follows a young bride, Laila (Navjot Randhawa, in a ferocious and unforgettable performance) who marries into a tribe of nomadic Bakarwal herders. Already harassed by local police as a minority, Laila finds herself targeted for her remarkable beauty by local officials. Her implacable and ingenious manipulation of the men who want to possess her, and the patriarchy that wants to crush her, plays out in a series of seven chapters – the Song of Regret, the Song of Playfulness – each tied into the rapturously gorgeous score by Naren Chandavarkar and Benedict Taylor. Like the mystical films of Sergei Parajanov, Singh weaves breathtaking visuals and music into a hypnotic and indelible experience. The film’s truly cosmic climax, where Laila attempts to shed the bonds of male desire and infatuation pursuing her, must be seen to be believed.  Award winning director and writer Pushpendra Singh joins us for a conversation on the orgin story for The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs, casting Navjot Randhawa in the title role, and beautifully shooting the film in a way that focuses on the context of the story as a way of bringing the content to life. For updates go to: deafcrocodile.com/shepherdess-the-seven-songs

Director Pushpendra Singh’s latest film, THE SHEPHERDESS AND THE SEVEN SONGS is a stunningly beautiful feminist fable set in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a lush mountainous region claimed by both India and Pakistan. Based on a folktale by Rajasthani writer Vidaydan Detha as well as the life and poetry of 14th century Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari, SHEPHERDESS follows a young bride, Laila (Navjot Randhawa, in a ferocious and unforgettable performance) who marries into a tribe of nomadic Bakarwal herders. Already harassed by local police as a minority, Laila finds herself targeted for her remarkable beauty by local officials. Her implacable and ingenious manipulation of the men who want to possess her, and the patriarchy that wants to crush her, plays out in a series of seven chapters – the Song of Regret, the Song of Playfulness – each tied into the rapturously gorgeous score by Naren Chandavarkar and Benedict Taylor. Like the mystical films of Sergei Parajanov, Singh weaves breathtaking visuals and music into a hypnotic and indelible experience. The film’s truly cosmic climax, where Laila attempts to shed the bonds of male desire and infatuation pursuing her, must be seen to be believed. Award winning director and writer Pushpendra Singh joins us for a conversation on the orgin story for The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs, casting Navjot Randhawa in the title role, and beautifully shooting the film in a way that focuses on the context of the story as a way of bringing the content to life. For updates go to: <a href="http://deafcrocodile.com/shepherdess-the-seven-songs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deafcrocodile.com/shepherdess-the-seven-songs</a>

The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs / Film School Radio interview with Director Pushpendra Singh

BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Anuragminus Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma Pushpendra Singh is Indian filmmaker. He  studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, where he also taught filmmaking . His directorial debut feature, ‘Lajwanti’ (The Honour Keeper), premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2014. ‘Ashwatthama’, his second feature premiered at the Busan International Film Festiva. His hybrid documentary, ‘Maru ro Moti’ (Pearl of the desert), premiered in the feature length competition at IDFA 2019 and won the Golden Hejnal at the Krakow Film Festival. His latest, ‘Laila Aur Satt Geet’ (The Shepherdess And The Seven Songs) premiered in the Encounters Competition at Berlinale, 2020 and won the NETPAC Award at Jeonju International Film Festival, 2020. He was awarded the Best Director in the Young Cinema Competition (World) at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2020.  In this episode we discussed :   Struggles of making Arthouse cinema in countries like India where there is minimum support from the state and even audiences.  How Pushpendra deals with any subjects in the cinematic form.  His experience of working with non-actors.  The inside details of what happens at film festivals.  Is film school important to become a filmmaker ?  His advice to budding filmmakers   Links to his films:  Ashwatthama https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ashwatthama  Lajwanti: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lajwantithehonorkeeper

BuyMeACoffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Anuragminus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Anuragminus</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma</a> Pushpendra Singh is Indian filmmaker. He  studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, where he also taught filmmaking . His directorial debut feature, ‘Lajwanti’ (The Honour Keeper), premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2014. ‘Ashwatthama’, his second feature premiered at the Busan International Film Festiva. His hybrid documentary, ‘Maru ro Moti’ (Pearl of the desert), premiered in the feature length competition at IDFA 2019 and won the Golden Hejnal at the Krakow Film Festival. His latest, ‘Laila Aur Satt Geet’ (The Shepherdess And The Seven Songs) premiered in the Encounters Competition at Berlinale, 2020 and won the NETPAC Award at Jeonju International Film Festival, 2020. He was awarded the Best Director in the Young Cinema Competition (World) at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2020. In this episode we discussed :  <ol> <li>Struggles of making Arthouse cinema in countries like India where there is minimum support from the state and even audiences. </li> <li>How Pushpendra deals with any subjects in the cinematic form. </li> <li>His experience of working with non-actors. </li> <li>The inside details of what happens at film festivals. </li> <li>Is film school important to become a filmmaker ? </li> <li>His advice to budding filmmakers</li> </ol> Links to his films:  Ashwatthama <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ashwatthama" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ashwatthama </a> Lajwanti: <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lajwantithehonorkeeper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lajwantithehonorkeeper</a>

#23 Pushpendra Singh (Filmmaker) 

On the season 2 finale of Anything but Bollywood Neha is in the studio with filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter Pushpendra Singh whose films have traveled to the Venice and Berlin international film festivals, and whose directorial venture 'Ashwathama' was screened at the19th Mumbai International film festival. Listen in as he talks about breaking the traditional 3 act structure of a story, how his acting process influenced his filmmaking, adapting folk tales for screen and much more. 00:34 Pushpendra intro 01:04 Starting in Filmmaking/Film screenings at hostel/Barry John &amp; FTII 03:22 Dealing with parents 07:05 Working &amp; assisting Amit Datta 09:33 Assisting Anup Singh 11:23 How acting experiences shape filmmaking 14:07 Lajwanti 17:22 Screenwriting 21:49 Ashwathama/ choosing the protagonist/growing up in a religious atmosphere/ 25:21 Chambal 28:54 Portraying with authenticity 31:45 Adapting folk tales, equating art with classical music 34:34 Translating from page to screen 37:41 Working with non-actors 39:21 Creating the look of the film with the DOP 41:15 Approach to sound 42:25 Barometer for success 46:23 Life and filmmaking co-existing 47:22 Distribution/Crowdfunding 50:08 Shift to documentary 52:19 Learning from teaching acting 54:24 Acting exercises 56:04 Advice for actors and directors 57:03 Upcoming projects 59:15 Recommendation Watch the trailer for Lajwanti here: https://youtu.be/k0BDGVF1874 Watch the trailer for Ashwathama here: https://youtu.be/dvsiLhpaXcw Recommendations: Neha - Zama (2017, Dir. Lucrecia Martel): https://youtu.be/K8dW6YHINAA Pushpendra - Nainsukh (2010, Dir. Amit Dutta): https://youtu.be/HueU_YnFwfg Listen to the Anup Singh episode here: https://bit.ly/2I7iAB7 For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter @neharthak You can listen to this show and other amazing shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the season 2 finale of Anything but Bollywood Neha is in the studio with filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter Pushpendra Singh whose films have traveled to the Venice and Berlin international film festivals, and whose directorial venture 'Ashwathama' was screened at the19th Mumbai International film festival. Listen in as he talks about breaking the traditional 3 act structure of a story, how his acting process influenced his filmmaking, adapting folk tales for screen and much more. 00:34 Pushpendra intro 01:04 Starting in Filmmaking/Film screenings at hostel/Barry John &amp; FTII 03:22 Dealing with parents 07:05 Working &amp; assisting Amit Datta 09:33 Assisting Anup Singh 11:23 How acting experiences shape filmmaking 14:07 Lajwanti 17:22 Screenwriting 21:49 Ashwathama/ choosing the protagonist/growing up in a religious atmosphere/ 25:21 Chambal 28:54 Portraying with authenticity 31:45 Adapting folk tales, equating art with classical music 34:34 Translating from page to screen 37:41 Working with non-actors 39:21 Creating the look of the film with the DOP 41:15 Approach to sound 42:25 Barometer for success 46:23 Life and filmmaking co-existing 47:22 Distribution/Crowdfunding 50:08 Shift to documentary 52:19 Learning from teaching acting 54:24 Acting exercises 56:04 Advice for actors and directors 57:03 Upcoming projects 59:15 Recommendation Watch the trailer for Lajwanti here: <a href="https://youtu.be/k0BDGVF1874" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/k0BDGVF1874</a> Watch the trailer for Ashwathama here: <a href="https://youtu.be/dvsiLhpaXcw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/dvsiLhpaXcw</a> Recommendations: Neha - Zama (2017, Dir. Lucrecia Martel): <a href="https://youtu.be/K8dW6YHINAA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/K8dW6YHINAA</a> Pushpendra - Nainsukh (2010, Dir. Amit Dutta): <a href="https://youtu.be/HueU_YnFwfg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HueU_YnFwfg</a> Listen to the Anup Singh episode here: <a href="https://bit.ly/2I7iAB7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2I7iAB7</a> For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter @neharthak You can listen to this show and other amazing shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: <a href="https://goo.gl/tGYdU1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/tGYdU1</a> or iOS: <a href="https://goo.gl/sZSTU5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/sZSTU5</a> You can check out our website at <a href="http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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