Welcome to Crash Zoom, a podcast where we take a deep dive into film and entertainment industry news!

For the second week in a row, we’ve got an interview! This week, Rough Draft Atlanta Associate Editor Sammie Purcell and indie filmmaker Aaron Strand talk with filmmaker Arfat Sheikh about his debut feature “Saffron Kingdom.” The film tells the story of a Kashmiri family navigating decades of trauma, displacement, and resilience.

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You can check out Sammie’s work on Rough Draft Atlanta and subscribe to her weekly newsletter Scene here.

You can check out Aaron’s work here: @strandedonstage@withdrawalfilm@behindtheslatepod.

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Sammie Purcell is Associate Editor at Rough Draft Atlanta where she writes about arts & entertainment, including editing the weekly Scene newsletter.