'Muffin' is here!

Okay hi. As you may know, I've been working on a short film called 'Muffin' and, well, to be honest, it's the most fruitful thing I've done in a while, taking into consideration how absolutely useless I am, gah. Anyway, so the project, yes. So basically, working on 'Muffin' has in a lot of ways helped me grow. It has helped me rethink my priorities. And well it has made me realise that there's more to life than just sitting on a couch with a bag of popcorns. It’s actually kind of fun being the one who gets others to make the popcorn and sit on their couches.

'Muffin' directed and produced by Mudit Murarka, who is a dear friend of mine, is a short film based on how things change from when we were children to when we finally grow up. The movie is about how we are faced with challenges and the realities of life that we may or may not have been sheltered from as a child. Thought provoking, I know.

Apart from the lessons watching the movie actually taught me, I actually had a lot of fun working since it was my first time acting. And I'll be honest here, acting is a lot of work, despite the common assumption. I also worked as an art director on this project – I coordinated the makeup and wardrobe and was involved in the lighting design discussions during the production process, and I coordinated the making of the promotional artwork once the film was done. While definitely involving less work than acting on set, this was pretty challenging none the less. The film has been a grand success so far. It was selected to play at three locations in America during the months of September and October and bagged an Award of Merit at the Best Shorts Competition in California, joining the ranks of Oscar winning productions such as Mr Hublot.

The movie is out on Viewster tonight. You can watch it here – http://www.viewster.com/movie/1286-18995-000/muffin/
This is as part of the Viewster Online Film Festival – this is our fourth selection, and it is in Switzerland. We need your support to win the audience award so make sure you share it, watch it and leave your comments on what you think about it. Should we win the audience award, Viewster will donate USD 20,000 to War Child on our behalf. In other words, it’ll be a pretty big deal. Adios!