Smack-Man Resurrected

An Indian man trains to become a vigilante to stop the vicious attacks of a racist hate group.

  • Jay Nagjee
    Director
  • Jay Nagjee
    Writer
  • Anusha Halwai
    Producer
  • Matt Walting
    Producer
  • Myles Delahunty
    Key Cast
    "Louis"
    For the Good of The People, Ye Wayward Knight
  • Sheetal Kelkar
    Key Cast
    "Maya"
  • Bhanu Gopal
    Key Cast
    "Roy"
  • Kyle Gregory
    Key Cast
    "Peter"
    Blood Brothers, The Critic
  • Jay Connolly
    Key Cast
    "Charlie"
  • Frankie Otis
    Key Cast
    "Johnny"
  • Ajay Jain
    Key Cast
    "Dev Shah"
  • Sanaa Kazi
    Key Cast
    "Sonya Patel"
  • Evariste Gindrey
    Director of Photography
  • Matt Walting
    Production Manager
  • Katelyn Reddy
    Associate Producers
  • Rodrigo Mariano
    Associate Producers
  • Sara Bourjjai
    Production Designer
  • Jay Nagjee
    Production Designer
  • Abbey Flaherty
    Art Team
  • Maeve Huttner
    Art Team
  • Katelyn Reddy
    Art Team
  • Anusha Halwai
    Art Team
  • Brystin Ivey
    Camera Operrator
  • Anusha Halwai
    Assistant Director
  • Tarell A Williams
    Sound Tean
  • Jack Mullen
    Sound Tean
  • Katelyn Reddy
    Script Supervisor
  • Jay Connolly
    Fight Choreographers
  • Kyle Gregory
    Fight Choreographers
  • Molly Kurpis
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Bobby Wu
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Jay Nagjee
    Edtor
  • Jackson Stuckey
    Assistant Editor
  • Tana Hok
    Colorist
  • Zack Reichgut
    VFX
  • Gordon Chan
    Score
  • Corey Tian
    Score
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Super-Hero, Action
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Emerson College
Director Biography - Jay Nagjee

Jay Nagjee is an award winning writer & director working in Los Angeles and Dubai, U.A.E.

With over 10 years of experience, and graduating from film school in Emerson College in Boston, Jay has gained an immense knowledge in the world of filmmaking and storytelling. He has worked with professional actors in films and plays, interviewed business celebrities, and trained under some of the best Directors in the field.

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Director Statement

Smack-Man is a film that was born through my discovery of the Dotbusters, a racist hate group from New Jersey active in the 70s to the early 90s. They came back after 9/11 and then again in 2010.

The group targeted South Asians by finding generic names like Patel and Shah from phonebooks. They would track South Asians down, stone their homes, beat them with bricks into comas, and sometimes shoot their victims to death.

Since I learned about this group, I have asked several people about them, and almost everyone had no idea about their existence. Therefore, Smack-Man is a project that hopes to bring its attacks to light. At the same time, it is a fictional take on the events, where an Indian man trains to become a superhero to take them down.

Inspired by classic 2000s comic book-style superhero films like Spider-Man and Kick-Ass, I wanted to try to create a pulpy, entertaining, action-packed piece that gives power back to the South Asian community.