Hi everyone,
I am Mahesh.
I am curious to hear a producer's perspective on a unique feature we completed. It's an Indo-U.S. Tamil-language production called An Order from the Sky: a single-shot, single-character piece, 76 minutes long, filmed continuously in real time with live sound and natural light—no resets or hidden edits.
There were some unusual production moments, too. We spent over six months rehearsing with a live hen so it could interact naturally. And a prop deity we built only for the film was worshipped by the villagers during the shoot and became a real shrine afterward. Earlier in my career, I was part of Pebbles, India’s official entry to the 94th Oscars.
My question for producers here is simple:
How would you approach getting something like this seen? It's an Indo-US production, and we are planning a minor release in Arizona, as I am currently residing here.
Please advise on how to identify potential news angles for securing free press/media coverage, arrange community screenings, and discuss a single-shot, single-character real-time film in a way that makes sense to audiences. I am also interested in advice regarding festival positioning and distribution strategy.
Would love to hear your thoughts. We just did a small press release today:
https://world.einnews.com/pr_news/871743434/an-order-from-the-sky-a-one-...
Thanks,
Maheshwarapandiyan
Producer, An Order from the Sky
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