Sydney, Australia: Poth Productions is officially announced as the Australian Line Producer of the upcoming international film ‘No Land’s Man’ directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (Bangladesh), starring Nawazuddin Siddique (India), Megan Mitchell (Australia) and Tahsan Khan (Bangladesh).
Deshievents.com.au, an Event and Ticketing Platform in Australia, is also partnering with Poth Productions on this project.
No Land’s Man is a satirical drama that explores the plight of a man from religious minority and his migration as means of escape and self-search that trails deeper into the realms of racial prejudice and hostility. The shooting of the movie will commence in Dec-Jan 2019-20 in USA, Australia, India and Bangladesh.
No Land’s Man is produced by award-winning US producer Shrihari Sathe, Nawaz Siddiqui (Magic If Films), popular Bangladeshi actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha and Farooki (Chabial) and Anjan Chowdhury of Bangladeshi conglomerate- the Square Group. Bongo BD (Bangladesh) will be co-producing the film.
Megan Mitchell, a Melbourne-based theatre actress, is making her feature debut with the project. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who boarded the film earlier this year, is known for his roles in Netflix series Sacred Games and indie films such as The Lunchbox and Manto.
Director Farooki wrote the film with David Barker as script consultant (White Sun).
“PP team is excited and proud to be associated and stepping up with such a project alongside prominent names- besides the alignment it has with PP’s mission to tell important, cross-border stories to a global audience” -Sakib Iftekhar, Head of Marketing & Communications, Poth Productions
“DeshiEvents is glad to be involved in this International movie project of Farooki, working alongside its long-time partner Poth Productions. Our previous partnerships in Australia saw many blockbuster Bangladeshi Movie distributions and Events being organized successfully in Australia. This is a great step for Poth Productions, and also us, to embark in the International Cinema scene” said Sayed Faiz, Managing Director of DeshiEvents.
As the Australian line producer of the film, Poth Productions will be managing Australian shooting and scheduling of the project and will act as the primary point of contact locally for any media/ other queries.
Since its inception in 2009, Poth Productions has been the trailblazer of cultural fusion, bridging Eastern and Western influences within the South Asian community in Australia. PP’s signature musical stage theatrical portrays bold and contemporary topics turbocharged by striking audio-visual backdrops and innovative narratives. PP has also been a trusted name in successful film screenings, concept event creations and cultural partnerships with landmark community events including the annual Bengali New Year festival at SOPA catering to a 20k live stadium audience.