The Swinging Palm Trees Podcast
Hi there! My name is Akin. What's your favourite quote?
On the podcast I am honoured to chat with amazing individuals about who they are, their unique lived experiences and stories, and them sharing the quote or saying that continually inspires them in this journey called life. I hope you find the conversations educational and enriching to your wellbeing. Keep Rising & Thriving, Aṣẹ!
Executive producer: Ashanti Omkar
The Swinging Palm Trees Podcast
Episode #151 with Ashley Tabatabai
On today's episode I chat with filmmaker and actor Ashley Tabatabai. We talk about his Oscar® qualified short film 'Hamdardi' and why it was important for him to make, and the technical challenges he and his team had to navigate during production. We chat about issues of Identity, heritage, storytelling and how political policies have far reaching consequences.
Ashley and I geek out over Superman, Batman, The Teenage Mutant Turtles, and discuss our shared interests in the Filipino Martial Art of Kali, and of course, Ashley shares the quote that continually inspires him.
Writer/co-director and producer Ashley Tabatabai is an award-winning international actor and filmmaker from a culturally diverse background. He has appeared in various series and independent films, including AVENUE 5 (HBO) and BANK OF DAVE 2: THE LOAN RANGER (Netflix). He produced, wrote and starred in the award-winning short film FALSIFIED which was long-listed for the 2018 Oscars®, this was also his first project under his production company Taba Productions.
Thanks for listening to the episode. I'd like to thank my guest for their time, insight and being a great sport!
I would also like to thank my producer, Ashanti Omkar, for all her hard work.
If you'd like to be a guest, drop me a line at theswingingpalmtree@gmail.com.
Keep Rising & Thriving. Aṣẹ!