THE NEXT BIG INDIE TO WATCH

A START-UP production company composed of local filmmakers, What About Productions produced Peksman, an indie short film that has officially been selected to be part of First-time Filmmaker Sessions 2020, an online festival hosted by the Lift-off Global Network aiming to bring indie short films and features from around the globe.

Held at the world-famous Pinewood Studios in the uk, the daylong event features multiple demonstrations from industry experts, catering to selected filmmakers as well as a screening of each selected film.

The winning short film will receive an official selection for a live screening at Pinewood Studios in the uk and at Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, during the Los Angeles Lift-off Film Festival along with Professional Lift-off Network Membership for the filmmakers and producers involved with the project.

Peksman has bagged multiple nominations, such as Best Screenplay, Best Musical Score, Best Trailer, Best Sound, Best Poster, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Direction, and Best Cinematography. The short also notably caught the attention of the masses resulting in their People’s Choice Award from Sine Reel 2019. The short film is hopefully on its way to win more awards with this official selection in this film festival.

“We created a story that would want to make you look back to your childhood, about how innocent yet brave we all once were. We believe that there is still a little bit of that inside us if we look closely. Stubborn yet smart. We don’t want you to lose that,” says executive producer Erin Gillian Alvarez.

The short film stars Kyle Kaiser Almenanza, Jam Maynigo, Shane Carrera and Adrian Canlas. YD Diego, the film’s antagonist, is a veteran actress with experience in both films and television.

From July 26 to August 2, the short film will be screened via Vimeo on Demand along with other participants of Firsttime Filmmaker Sessions 2020. One festival pass costs $10, which is also equivalent to one vote for the film.

More information is available at www.facebook.com/ whataboutprod.