DAYTIMERS
BFI X BMW Filmmaking Challenge
A snapshot into Daytimers, the South Asian creative collective that are breaking new ground in Britain. The film is a love letter to the South Asian community combining tradition and the contemporary, ultimately highlighting the beauty of South Asian heritage. It voices the collective championing South Asian excellence, bringing together multiple generations through music, culture and shared struggle.
Production Company: Papaya Films
Writer & Director: Tulsi Shivaanand
Producer: Eliza Lewis
DOP: Owain E Morgan
Editor: Pete Fullarton
NAKED TALKS X PEACHAUS
One of the most popular pieces of advice for managing pre-performance stress is to “imagine the audience in their underwear”. With the new international campaign for Peachaus we took this idea quite literally. The film highlights the importance of building self-confidence, fostering solidarity, and embracing freedom among women.
Agency: Dude London Production Company: Papaya Films
Director: Tulsi Shivaanand
Producer: Eliza Lewis
DOP: Cathy Ye
Editor: Charlie France
BROTHER
BROTHER is a tale about fear, family, and the struggles of living in an unfamiliar land. Inspired by the Chinese folklore of the Baku, the film follows the story of brother’s Li Cheng and Zhe Hao as they try to get by in the UK. Their fractured relationship means Zhe Hao is unable to lean on Li Cheng for support and so to stop his nightmares he calls upon the dream eating Baku.
Director: Tulsi Shivaanand
Producer: Puteri Elle Megat Firdouz
DOP: Isabelle Soole
Editor: Sophie Dymond
WIDOW
Pregnant Alison kills her husband in a moment of rage when he tries to leave her. The film follows the events after the murder where her torment and internal conflict results in her gradual deterioration and metamorphosis into a black widow spider.
Writer & Director: Tulsi Shivaanand
Producer: Angie Piera
DOP: Isabelle Soole
Editor: Jordan Liddon