CLOWN
2024Director Aarushi Chowdhury
Narrative
This film was made with the support of the City of Melbourne Arts grant
Director - Aarushi Chowdhury
Producer - Adrian Ortega at Proud Wing Films
Pre-Production Assistant - Pius King
Written by Diane Vu & Aarushi Chowdhury
1AD - Ciandra Moore & Ashritha Govind
Cinematographer - Marcus Cropp
Production Designer - Tiffany Dias
Makeup Artist - Emily Stacey
Costume Designer - Monica Ouk
Sound Recordist - Rizky Pratama
Editor - Joshua Lee
Colourist - Ted Deacey
Composer - Matthew Shaw
Sound Mix - Daniel & Jack McCulloch
Gaffer - Francis Healy Wood
1AC - Harrison Huggins
2AC - Melissa Nicholson
Best Boy - Brodie McMullan-Jones
Standby Props - Callum Dempsey
Set Dressers - Annika Rigg & Dakota Hull
Art Assistant - Rosa Davies
Production Assistant - Tugba Korkmaz
Stills Photographers - Sally Burgess & Abdul Yusuf
Original Music
Garage Band Rap - Instrumental by Fei Chen
Crack Open - Abbey Hanson
Featuring
Deeya Saxena as 'Sami Sharma'
Shaina Chowdhury as 'Jiya Sharma'
Alessia Boschini as 'Eliza Rosetti'
Shivani Chowdhury as 'Sapna Sharma (Mum)'
Director - Aarushi Chowdhury
Producer - Adrian Ortega at Proud Wing Films
Pre-Production Assistant - Pius King
Written by Diane Vu & Aarushi Chowdhury
1AD - Ciandra Moore & Ashritha Govind
Cinematographer - Marcus Cropp
Production Designer - Tiffany Dias
Makeup Artist - Emily Stacey
Costume Designer - Monica Ouk
Sound Recordist - Rizky Pratama
Editor - Joshua Lee
Colourist - Ted Deacey
Composer - Matthew Shaw
Sound Mix - Daniel & Jack McCulloch
Gaffer - Francis Healy Wood
1AC - Harrison Huggins
2AC - Melissa Nicholson
Best Boy - Brodie McMullan-Jones
Standby Props - Callum Dempsey
Set Dressers - Annika Rigg & Dakota Hull
Art Assistant - Rosa Davies
Production Assistant - Tugba Korkmaz
Stills Photographers - Sally Burgess & Abdul Yusuf
Original Music
Garage Band Rap - Instrumental by Fei Chen
Crack Open - Abbey Hanson
Featuring
Deeya Saxena as 'Sami Sharma'
Shaina Chowdhury as 'Jiya Sharma'
Alessia Boschini as 'Eliza Rosetti'
Shivani Chowdhury as 'Sapna Sharma (Mum)'
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Sami is an eight-year-old horror fanatic who can’t wait to play "serial killers" with her older sister, Jiya. However, the arrival of Jiya's cool new bestie jeopardises her sister-time. Clown, premiered at SXSW in Sydney and garnered a nomination at MIFF in Victoria. Aarushi has recently been presented the jury’s ‘One to Watch’ award by a panel comprising Leah Purcell, Sophie Wilde, Kyas Hepworth, and Bella Heathcote. She is also nominated for the Young Australian Filmmaker Award at the Byron Bay International Film Festival.
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Director
Aarushi Chowdhury
Producer
Adrian Ortega at Proud Wing Films
Pre-Production Assistant
Pius King
1AD
Ciandra Moore & Ashritha Govind
Cinematographer
Marcus Cropp
Production Designer
Tiffany Dias
Makeup Artist
Emily Stacey
Costume Designer
Monica Ouk
Sound Recordist
Rizky Pratama
Editor
Joshua Lee
Colourist
Ted Deacey
Composer
Matthew Shaw
Sound Mix
Daniel & Jack McCulloch
Gaffer
Francis Healy Wood
1st AC
Harrison Huggins
2nd AC
Melissa Nicholson
Best Boy
Brodie McMullan-Jones
Standby Props
Callum Dempsey
Set Dressers
Annika Rigg & Dakota Hull
Art Assistant
Rosa Davies
Production Assistant
Tugba Korkmaz
Stills Photographers
Sally Burgess & Abdul Yusuf
Original Music
Garage Band Rap
Instrumental
Fei Chen
Crack Open
Abbey Hanson
Featuring
Sami Sharma
Deeya Saxena
Jiya Sharma
Shaina Chowdhury
Eliza Rosetti
Alessia Boschini
Sapna Sharma (Mum)
Shivani Chowdhury
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