“I find that our response to homelessness really puzzlingly. It's a peculiar response that people have.” PeopleResponsePeculiarHomelessness Author:Paul Bettany
“Doing the big budget films really makes you appreciate doing movies like Shelter. It's because this is like doing theater, you just have to hit the ground running” BigsRunningFilmAppreciateTheaterBudgetsShelter Author:Paul Bettany
“An actor has so much less space and responsibility. Sometimes you come on, and there are already tape marks for where you are supposed to stand, and the dialogue is already decided on. If you want to make a change and contribute something, it has to be approved by a number of people.” PeopleIfsWantSometimesActorsSpaceNumbersResponsibilityDecidedMarkDialogueWhere You AreTapeMaking ChangesApproved Author:Paul Bettany
“I don't want to infantilize the actor; I want to empower the actor. Actors can be many things, but all of the really good ones are really great storytellers, and I'm interested in that. If you're not interested in that as a director then you better be Stanley Kurbrick.” IfsWantActorsDirectorsEmpoweringNot InterestedReally GreatStorytellerStanley Author:Paul Bettany
“I wanted to know as the director how the actors wanted to tell this story I wanted to know what they thought.” KnowsStoriesWantedActorsDirectors Author:Paul Bettany
“When the film and music industries declined in the wake of increasingly conservative Muslim laws and social customs in Pakistan, many of these musicians found themselves out of work. They were brought together at Sachal Studios by Izzat Majeed, who built the studio in order to preserve these musical traditions.” TogetherFilmLawOrderFoundSocialIndustryMusicianBuiltTraditionMusicalConservativeStudiosPreservesCustomsPakistanMusic IndustryFilm And Music Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“I learned so much about myself from reading this script and doing this movie [Shelter] because the level of judgment and the lack of humanity I saw in myself was disgusting. I never took into account what a homeless person might have been through.” PersonsHas BeensMightHumanityReadingLevelsSawsJudgmentAccountsScriptsDisgustingShelterHomelessMight Have Been Author:Paul Bettany
“Despite their rising international acclaim, Sachal Studios remains virtually unknown in Pakistan. The ensemble is faced with a daunting task: to reclaim and reinvigorate an art that has lost its space in Pakistan's narrowing cultural sphere.” ArtLostSpaceTasksRemainsInternationalStudiosDespiteRisingSpheresPakistanEnsembleAcclaimDaunting Tasks Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“I realized that this story [Shelter] is all about family, family loss, and how it influences you day to day life.” StoriesLossInfluenceI RealizedShelterDay To DayAbout FamilyDay LifeDay To Day Life Author:Paul Bettany
“There were a lot of unique challenges in producing the film, such as the logistical issues inherent in producing a long-term verite film in Pakistan, dealing with Urdu and Punjabi dialogue with an English-speaking editor and all the difficulties in recording, editing and clearing so many music tracks.” LongFilmTermChallengesIssuesUniqueDifficultyTrackDialogueLong TermEditorsInherentEditingPakistanClearingEnglish SpeakingUrduPunjabis Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy