James Ivory Documentary Leads New York’s Min(d) Studio Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran A documentary on revered filmmaker James Ivory is part of an eclectic slate from Min(d) Studio, New York, it was revealed on the sidelines of Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market.
The boutique studio, the brainchild of Dev Benegal (New York City), Maya Patel (London and Hong Kong), Neeraj Jain (Los Angeles), came together during the pandemic with a shared vision to tell stories about people and cultures that are often unheard and unseen.
Benegal is the celebrated director of “English, August,” “Split Wide Open” and “Road, Movie.” The slate kicks off with “Ink & Ivory,” a film on director James Ivory (one half of the famed Merchant-Ivory partnership and adapted screenplay Oscar winner for “Call Me By Your Name”) and his vision for an exhibition of works selected by him at The Metropolitan Museum, New York, scheduled for summer 2024.
Feature “Further to Fly,” from a short story by Meera Nair, will tell the story of an immigrant woman in Jackson Heights, New York, who believes her neighbor above is an angel.
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