Echo Chamber - 198 - Part Two
In 'Part Two' of this week's @EchoChamberFP we sit down with the creative mind behind last week’s ‘Bluff’.
You can watch the conversation: HERE!
Sheikh Shahnawaz has just released his debut feature film, off the back of a year where he released a new short every month! Both are tremendous feats and Sheikh, really breaks down the motivation that go him there. How he’s navigating the industry, what he wants to achieve, and a LOT more!
And 'Part Two' has:
Sheikh Shahnawaz
Sheikh Shahnawaz is a British-Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter & producer born on 26 January, 1995 in Birmingham, England.
At 15 years old, Sheikh began making short films for his school projects using the school's video equipment. While studying Media Production at Coventry University, Sheikh wrote and directed short films Friend Request (2015) and Stalker (2016).
Sheikh would then go on to release a short film every month to YouTube for the whole of 2018, filming completely guerrilla with no crew and no budget. These short films include Sleepless (2018), Blackmail (2018), Witness (2018), Duality (2018), Gamer (2018), The Woods (2018), The Initiation (2018), Reversal (2018) and Trick (2018).
Bluff (2022) is the feature directorial debut by Sheikh Shahnawaz.
Follow Sheikh via:
IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Instagram: @cinesheikh
YouTube: Here.
Bluff
Watch Review: Here.
Digital Release Date: 28th April 2022
Director: Sheikh Shahnawaz
Cast: Gurj Gill, Jason Adam, Nisaro Karim, James Jaysen Bryhan, Joe Egan
Credit: Catharsis Films, Indie Rights
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Running Time: 115 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Amazon, Google Play, Tubi, YouTube
Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @bluffmovieuk
*(Music)
'Youthless' by Beck - 2008