Saransh Regmi - Directing and Producing

The plot of the film is based on the Stanford Prison Experiment, but focusing on the psyche of the prisoners rather than the guards. Six prisoners are locked in a room; handcuffed & blindfolded. They are given a chance of immunity from their jail sentence if they are to select which one of the six prisoners among them will be left behind and the votes must be unanimous.

What is the first movie experience you remember?

If I remember correctly, film was a confusing experience for me to understand as a kid. I couldn’t comprehend the fact that what we were seeing on a screen was not happening in real-time. The concept of editing was quite surprising for me. It was magical when I got to see the first Narnia movie as it was the first movie I had ever seen. I believe it was love at first sight.

What fascinates you about filmmaking?

As a kid, I remember always wanting to be part of a team; being picked to play sports to having to run laps around the school ground, I remember thinking I could achieve anything if I had a good team surrounding me. I still believe that is true and what fascinates me about filmmaking revolves around teamwork. When an idea is brought forth, it is absolutely certain that it isn’t the same vision with every one of the crew, it’s the idea of “One Team, one dream” which makes it a reality. Multiple equally passionate people teaming up to make something worthwhile is what makes it all worth it for me.

Why did you choose your department?

Being brought up in Nepal, I easily possessed the habit of listening carefully to my instructors and swallowing their knowledge. When it came to filmmaking, I was interested in the technical aspects of it and usually tried to learn that on my own. And I think I was weak when it came to Directing & Production and I wanted to learn first hand from people who had done it and made it a livelihood so I could too. I am proud to say I can look back at the mirror and be happy by the progress I have seen in myself.

Did anything particularly surprise you during your studies?

It surprised me to see and learn how much time, effort and experience it really takes when it comes to the pre-production of films. Just a mind-blowing and enlightening experience for me personally. Directing films can be mentally draining as you have a picture in your head; a vision and to bring it to reality, surprisingly what I learned is to just trust my actors.

And what does the future look like?

The future seems interesting really. I believe I have surrounded myself with very talented people who push me to become better and I would love to get them paid for their existing talents.