The White Helmetsvia his prolificExamining the same geopolitical themes as many of his documentaries, the 40-minute shortalso has an exclusive first-look still from — tells the real-life story of Pakistani activist Perween Rahman, who was murdered in 2013 after discovering that vast quantities of Karachi’s public water supply was being illegally stolen by the local mafia and sold to the city’s richer inhabitants, leaving poorer communities without.
"When we first learned about this story, we were really shocked at how little coverage there had been about this extraordinary woman and her work," von Einsiedel tells."What it also really spoke of was how, when water starts to run out and become scarce, it doesn’t just mean the taps are going dry. It actually means the potential breakdown of law and order, the collapse of governments and the increase of corruption.
“Unlike a documentary, where you can sort of nip in and run away again, with a drama you’re in locations for significant amount of time and you have to plan to in those places, so you’re more vulnerable,” says von Einsiedel, who claims that even where they shot in India he was told that a similar"water mafia" existed.
Although he admits that making his first narrative film was “terrifying,” particular getting used to the machine of a drama production, the time pressure and dealing with so many people, von Einsiedel says he had a"wonderful" time putting together"I loved it. We had a brilliant, brilliant crew. Almost all the heads of production were from India and I felt very supported," he says."As somebody going into this for the first time, it was a fantastic experience.
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