Every month, Take 5 sees a PRD resident answer five questions on whatever our editors feel like asking.
Nausheen Ishtiaq-Chen is a filmmaker, producer, photographer and world traveler, among other things. From her hometown of Karachi, Pakistan, she’s traveled to New York City on a Fulbright, taken an epic road trip across the continental US and hosted filmmaking workshops in Shenzhen. She and her husband Cecil currently manage their very own start-up, Zen and Zany.
How long has your company been running, and what's your (and Cecil's) vision for it?
Zen and Zany has been operating for the past 2 years. Our vision is to enable our clients to visualise and transform their ideas from the script to the screen.
Most memorable project you've done in Shenzhen?
We collaborated with a leading hi-tech company to create original virtual reality content in 3D. That took a long time to plan and create as we were all new to creating VR content, and that too as a plot-driven narrative.
If you had to cast yourself in one of your own films, what role would you play and why?
I'd most easily fit into 7000 Miles, which is a documentary project about life in Pakistan and New York City. It would feature my life as a participant, and you'd spend a day with me being my invisible companion.
Name at least one amazing movie or TV series that you've watched recently.
The Americans has really been very inspiring in its tight scriptwriting and very relatable characters. Mr. Robot has had some very innovative and unconventional cinematography.
In an ideal world, what kind of photography or films would you like to make?
Feature length films with dancing fairies! Seriously though, anything meaningful that's thought provoking, created in original or new ways.
Nausheen’s company, Zen and Zany, is on Facebook.
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