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MFA Production Student Prakshi Malik’s “Embers” at PBS Short Film Festival By Sumaiya Malik
One such filmmaker is Prakshi Ma-
Prakshi Malik is a filmmaker, a
In a world which is homebound because of Covid-19, there should be a lot of time for catching up on on movies and shows we have missed.
Her films have been screened on PBS and at festivals such as Roxbury International Film Festival, Black Harvest Film Festival, St. Cloud International Film Festival and San Francisco Black Film Festival.
Not so, I feel, because there is so many different things to do, that sitting and watching long form films seems a bit difficult especially in one go. Fortunately for us, the world of movies is ahead of the game and to cater to people who have less time, short films have crept into the market. These films seem to have a longer lasting impact too because they drive home a single point and if the production and direction is good, they make the filmmaker rise to fame.
M.F.A. in Film Production at University of Texas at Austin.
She was recently awarded the 2017-18 Student Scholarship by the Association for Women in Media. (https://rtf.utexas.edu/people/ prakshi-malik) lik whose short film “Embers” is an entry in the 2020 PBS Short Film Festival. The short film (8m 55) shows two boys in trouble at school face and how they and their mothers face a racist high school administration.
dancer, and a believer in the transformative potential of storytelling. She grew up in Delhi, India and studied Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in MN. She is currently pursuing her
“I want my films to reflect and provoke solidarities amongst people who experience related struggles.
I embrace the unique gifts of collaborative filmmaking and am deeply grateful to all my teachers, friends and audiences who help me grow,” she says in her artist statement at UT Austin Radio-Television-Film page. The 2020 PBS Short Film Festival is a celebration of independent films and filmmaking and a love for the craft. Each year the films highlight topics like social injustice, religion, addiction, public policy, love and all things inspiring. Find the film for free at pbs.org. (https://www.pbs.org/filmfestival/ films/embers).
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