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Creation in Isolation: Week 6

Todays Creation in Isolation selection is from India, Poland, United States and Canada..

The Stone
Kiran Dev
India

Kiran is an amateur filmmaker currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He has served as the president of the filmmaking society at college and directed a couple of short films.
Kiran has also served as a cinematographer, editor and executive producer in many projects.

Mothers
Gloria Kurnik
Poland

Visual storyteller Gloria is now living in London after six years in Asia.

Shoes are Made for Walking
Andrew Butte
United States

Andrew Butte is a filmmaker from San Francisco, working primarily in the commercial and music video worlds.

Meet Me At The Stairs
Jesse Hunt
Canada

An immunocompromised director and his wife, an essential emergency worker living together in the same house, but isolated and apart in order to keep him safe during this worldwide pandemic.

Jesse is a director from Toronto that started directing by way of cinematography and photography which is what has allowed him to craft work that tends to be rooted in relatable life experience, while always staying true to his instincts in crafting cinematic visuals and telling stories that are not only authentic but emotionally driven and real.

 

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