Saving Prufrock
written & directed by Karina Padron
Shooting June 2018
in Miami, FL
Ada, a young Cuban housekeeper from Miami, meets a client who is the living incarnation of T.S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock. She finds purpose and belonging in this friend who allows her to live in the fantastical literary world of her dreams. But, when Ada makes it her mission to rewrite Alfred's ending of despair, she discovers she cannot change Prufrock's fate— so she must change her own.
Mission Statement
Hello,
I was born and raised in Miami, FL. When I was growing up the idea of making movies was restricted to the world of dreaming. My mission as a filmmaker is to open the door to young filmmakers from minority backgrounds who have never been able to break into the arts and give them the opportunity to see themselves in film. Not as a token, or cast because of their race or background, but playing the lead in any and all capacities. I've long loved literature and movies. I am so excited to make this film and I have the best crew I could ask for.
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Karina Padron
Crew Bios
Karina Padron
Director, Writer
Karina Padron is a Writer and Director who works between NYC and Miami. Her most recent credit is Screenwriter for a feature about Human Trafficking, currently in pre-production with Remi Sparks Productions. Padron also serves as a Writer’s/ Director’s Assistant to Director Darnell Martin (I Like It Like That; Cadillac Records). In addition to her film work, Padron is a Resident Assistant at NYU, where she is a senior studying Film & Television.
Shayan Farooq
Producer
Shayan Farooq is a writer and director based in Brooklyn. She grew up in Los Angeles, California and studied Film & Television at Tisch School of the Arts. Her most recent directorial work was on Rough Draft, a web series produced by Drake Bell & Jonathan Goldstein. In addition to working on several short films, she has also worked a variety of odd jobs, from an art gallery in Beverly Hills to teaching at a preschool in the Lower East Side.
Vihan Shah
Assistant Director
Vihan Shah is a senior at NYU, majoring in Film and Television with a focus on direction and cinematography. Having spent his formative years in India, he studied photography in London and worked as an assistant director in Bollywood for two years before moving to New York to further his education in film.
Director Of Photography
Sancheev Ravichandran is a New York based cinematographer and member of the International Cinematographers Guild. Sancheev graduated from New York University’s Tisch school of the arts in 2016 with a concentration in cinematography; he has since photographed over a dozen short films, documentaries, music videos, commercials, and a TV Pilot.
Marlene Cruz
Production Designer
Marlene Cruz is currently pursuing a film/television degree and a minor in environmental science from NYU. She is interested in working in production design, nature documentaries, and directing. At the moment Marlene is in preparation to shoot her first feature in Mexico come December.
Sound Mixer
Kyle Schmidt has sound mixed on a number of shorts and features. He currently works in Development for Cinematic Media. He is a senior studying Film & TV at NYU Tisch.
