Emmy Nominated Producer Mikail Chowdhury
Mikail Chowdhury
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Mikail Chowdhury is a mixed race Emmy nominated producer and award-winning filmmaker, writer/director and playwright.
His scripted work includes Directing feature film THE PARTY, producing short films NIMZO, VAN SANCTUARY and AIMEE VICTORIA which have been selected respectively for the Academy Award Qualifying film festivals Outfest LA, New Orleans Film Festival and Reel Sisters of the Diaspora.
He Co-Directed and Produced THE MULTI with a majority deaf cast and crew and was Showrunner on short form series THE MYTH OF CONTROL.
His focus is on raising up underrepresented voices and communities in front of and behind the camera, his projects included working with majority transgender, LGBTQIA, female, deaf and POC crews.
His unscripted work includes producing HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH PAUL WHARTON & PATTI LABELLE and A JOYOUS HOLIDAY WITH PAUL WHARTON & FRIENDS.
What are you best known for?
Currently it is for producing a series and several short films completely remotely during the height of the Covid pandemic - when all productions closed due to the 2020 lockdown, I was lucky enough to gather a brilliant group of collaborators from around the world and we created a remote filming system using video conferencing and screen mirroring. Everything from the writing, production, wardrobe, hair/make-up and post production was done without anyone physically meeting in person and several of those films have been selected for multiple film festivals.
What is the first thing you worked on?
The first proper thing I ever did was theater at college where I wrote and directed an original play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, it was very well received and as a result I made it into my first feature film, THE PARTY. By jumping in at the deep end (and making lots of mistakes) I learned so much about filmmaking and how important it is to just start creating and embrace imperfection as part of the process.
What are you working on that no one knows about yet?
I am fortunate to have a few things on the go at the moment, one which I have not shared yet is being attached to direct an original elevated horror set and to be shot in the Caribbean. Particularly exciting because it shows a community that is rarely seen on screen except in stereotypes. I am very lucky to work with incredibly talented and really generous individuals and teams.