A NEW PROPHET is our second feature.



The film is about Javed, a young techie, who finds his life stuck in limbo between heaven and hell when he tries to bring his broken family together using virtual reality. A drama set in the underbelly of Dhaka's Fringe studios.



CREW



Rezwan Shahriar Sumit



Writer, Director



Chananun Chotrungroj



Director of Photography



- The Third Wife (Spirit Award Nomination '20)


- Pop Aye (Sundance ’17 Singapore’s Oscar Entry)


- Seide (Venice ‘16)



Kristan Sprague



Editor



- Judas and the Black Messiah (3 Oscar Wins, Best Picture Nomination '21)


- Manos Sucias (Tribeca '14)


- Newlyweeds (Sundance '13)



Barry Pousman



VR Consultant



- Clouds Over Sidra (World Economic Forum '15)


- These Sleepless Nights (Venice '19)


- Discovery TRVLR: Antarctica



Ryan Hornbeck



Science Advisor



Assistant Professor

Department of Anthropology

Xiamen University



AWARDS



-- WINNER :: Sloan Foundation's Feature Film Production Award 2017 (US), $100,000

-- WINNER :: Sloan Foundation's Feature Film Writing Grant 2017 (US)

-- SELECTION :: Global Media Makers Residency 2019, Film Independent & US Dept. of State

-- SELECTION :: Film Bazaar's Co-Production Market 2018 (IND)

-- PARTICIPANT :: Sloan Film Summit 2017 (US)



PRESS



Museum of the Moving Image (US): http://scienceandfilm.org/articles/3013/meet-the-filmmaker-new-100k-sloan-winner-rezwan-shahriar-sumit


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/film-independents-global-media-makers-program-include-south-asian-talent-1241312


https://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2017/11/15/bangladeshi-filmmaker-sloan-award


https://tisch.nyu.edu/grad-film/news/submit-wins-sloan-award


Prothom Alo (BD): https://bit.ly/391xRQU​



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