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Ginny's Last Wish

Life's frustrations take Ginny to the edge, when a chance encounter changes her world... forever.

  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Director
  • Maya Palem
    Writer
  • Waves and PiXels Films Team
    Writer
  • Waves and PiXels Films
    Producer
  • Maya Palem
    Key Cast
    "Ginny"
  • Naveen
    Key Cast
    "Genie"
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Cinematography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 18, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 48 hour film project
    San Jose
    United States
    October 28, 2020
    US Virtual 48 - West
    Nominated in 7 categories
Director Biography - Sai Kesavamatham

I have always been drawn to the art of story telling. My first memories are of me narrating stories to friends and family as a five year old kid, growing up in the by-lanes of a small town in rural India. I grew up watching neighborhood theater artists perform live and remember being in awe of the playwrights and with the whole craft of theater production. This gradually turned into a passion of film making, with me devouring tons of books on the craft and watching gazillion movies from all corners of the world. While I could not make it my profession, due to missed opportunities, I have never lost love for films and film making.

Finally, in 2018, I decided to take a plunge and turn my dormant knowledge into a tangible product. I gathered a group of friends and family and shot my first short film in 3 days with a crew of 3. Since then, I created multiple short films of various lengths with various friends and colleagues who were kind enough to indulge me in my efforts.

I revel in all aspects of film making and most of my films have me donning multiple hats - writing, editing, VFX, camera and of course my favorite part - the direction. More recently, I have been dabbling in music as well and thoroughly enjoying it.
You can check my work by following the youtube link under my profile. More films in the pipeline.

Enjoy the world of cinema.

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Director Statement

Ginny's Last Wish was made for San Jose 48 hour film festival, 2020. We got the Genre: Fantasy and Road film.

Having to work during the Covid restrictions, We worked on a script making sure the locations and sets were easily accessible and affordable. At the end the team decided on a story of a girl, Ginny, whose life's frustrations take her to the edge, when a chance encounter changes her world... forever.

Everyone pitched in the ideas for the script and it was fun sitting through the night to create a story, to go into the production the next morning.

We shot the film next to a road lot of traffic and in very hot sun. And to take lot of precautions during the filming and in post production to normalize the noise.

At the end everyone on the team enjoyed the process and we were able to submit the film on time.

This film is a true team effort from the start to the end. Hope you enjoy the film.