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 waters. She was in our episode 3 of the podcast, and I am so delighted that she is back. This time we talk about the film that she has produced- JOYLAND. It is one of the films currently shortlisted for Oscars 2023. Sabiha has won multiple awards as a director and is also a trained actor under Judith Weston, who was also on our podcast. Chk that out. We will also be starting or NEWSLETTERS soon- stay tuned for that!Digs:1) On producing Joyland.2) From Silent Waters to Joyland.3) Directors as actors.4) Censorship and movies.5) Focus on getting the script right, rather than funding6) Being vulnerable as a creator.7) Cinema is an art where you cannot lie.8) Being a director and producing for another director.9) Film school or no film school. Email id: [email protected]/  You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]   DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.