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GARDAAB (Whirlpool) – Directed by: Harune Massey
Language: Urdu w English subtitles
Runtime: 93 min
With echoes of Romeo and Juliet, "Gardaab (Whirlpool)" is a gritty fast paced thriller s...
Expand postHarune Massey: Art director, assistant director and director in New York City, New York.
Managing Director at Stage 32 ♦ Director of Operations, Producer
7 years ago
Hello Harune -
Welcome to the community! I'm Amanda Toney, the Managing Director at Stage 32. Since 2013 I've been proud to oversee Stage 32's Next Level Education, which provides you the most up-to-date tools necessary to become a better creative.
Over the years Stage 32 has worked with over 500 industry executives and professionals to teach online webinars, classes and intensive labs exclusively for you - our Stage 32 community. We bring you instructors who have worked directly on some of your favorite films, TV shows or theater productions to teach you in-the-trenches information that you w...
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Thank you Amanda.
Amanda Toney
- 7 years ago
You're welcome Harune. Happy to have you.
Founder and CEO at Stage 32 ♦ Actor, Producer, Screenwriter, Voice Artist
7 years ago
Hi Harune. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 1,000,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.
This is a network for you, built by you. Like...
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Harune Massey
- 7 years ago
Thank you RB. Great site, just trying to understand how it works.
Richard "RB" Botto
- 7 years ago
Thanks for the good words, Harune! And don't be intimidated, we have many features and resources, but the platform is easy to navigate. Don't be afraid to throw yourself right in.
NightLife Trailer (50 sec)
Two kids on a sidewalk, the opening scene of short film NightLife, sets in motion a highly nuanced glimpse into the life of male sex workers of Lahore, Pakistan, who often ply their trade as teenage masseurs clinking their oil bottles on the discreet but known-to-the –customer street corners waiting to be picked up by passing motorists. As the initial attention seeking bullying of the elder turns to gentle teasing to hand feeding of orange slices, the film peels the layers of relationship between the two characters: partners, lovers, co-protectors. A fellow worker approaches and tricks them into losing a potential customer. Instead of simply letting the kids fade into day break, the last scene depicts the repetitive cycle of their vulnerable existence when a pair of young women approaches them for reasons not quite lustful but no less exploitative. The film is not only a subtle examination of a grave circumstance in the lives of such children, but also works as a self critique, questioning boundaries of exploitation and artistic work. (Naveed Alam)
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NightLife Trailer (50 sec)
Two kids on a sidewalk, the opening scene of short film NightLife, sets in motion a highly nuanced glimpse into the life of male sex workers of Lahore, Pakistan, who often ply their trade as teenage masseurs clinking their oil bottles on the discreet but known-to-the –customer street corners waiting to be picked up by passing motorists. As the initial attention seeking bullying of the elder turns to gentle teasing to hand feeding of orange slices, the film peels the layers of relationship between the two characters: partners, lovers, co-protectors. A fellow worker approaches and tricks them into losing a potential customer. Instead of simply letting the kids fade into day break, the last scene depicts the repetitive cycle of their vulnerable existence when a pair of young women approaches them for reasons not quite lustful but no less exploitative. The film is not only a subtle examination of a grave circumstance in the lives of such children, but also works as a self critique, questioning boundaries of exploitation and artistic work. (Naveed Alam)
Gardaab Trailer
In a city haunted by unending cycles of violence, turf wars, ethnic and class divisions, blossoms an unlikely romance. Shahbaz, the protégé of a drug lord, meets Parveen, the daughter of a powerful rival clan who has no inkling of the secret that Shahbaz harbors. While Parveen’s marriage is being arranged with the scion of another influential Mafioso, Shahbaz’s patron, Firdous Khan, has a new assignment in mind for him. The lovers are caught in a whirlpool of desire, deceit, and obligations. The boy-meets-a-girl story unfolds as an Orphic tale set in Karachi, Pakistan.
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