Bru'dhars (Short Film) - Ell

Ell is an American record producer, radio host, engineer, and DJ who is most well known for his time spent playing in the United States and Europe for concerts and tours with the likes of Afroman, ASAP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, Danny Brown, J. Cole, Joey Bada$$, Juicy J, KRS-One, Logic, Slum Village, Talib Kweli, Twista, Wale, amongst others.

Ell co-hosts the longest running (“88”) North American Hip-Hop radio show “Prop Shop” on WCBN-FM, and can be heard on stations including Big City 101.3-FM Boston, WMBR Cambridge, MA, and KSHI, NM. He has been a featured performer at events hosted by MTV, Vans, Red Bull, United States Democratic Party, United States Armed Forces, and festivals including Fallas (Spain), Imaginarium (Spain), Warped Tour (U.S.), alongside U.S. tours with Big Sean’s Finally Famous, Machine Gun Kelly/ EST19XX, and Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang.

When Ell is not behind the turntables, he can be found mixing FOH or monitors for tours such as 50 Cent‘s ‘The Final Lap Tour‘ with Busta Rhymes, or for artists including Cam’ron, Cordae, Do or Die, Dreamville, EarthGang, J.I.D., Jeremih, Twista, and others. Currently, he tours as a monitor engineer for Jeremih.

Ell is currently faculty at the Dark Horse Institute, Michigan Technological University, and the Neutral Zone where he teaches sound mixing, DJing, and audio engineering. He has presented Music Industry, DJing, Production, and Audio Techniques classes, workshops, and lectures at universities including Berklee College of Music, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan.

With the launch of IAmEll.com, Ell offers mixing and mastering to support artist’s creativity while releasing commercial quality records for physical and digital distribution.

Credits:

TV, Film, and Media – BBC, Blue Planet, Cadence13, Crooked Media, ESPN, Guardian Life Insurance of America, HBO, Michigan Medicine, New England Patriots, Problem Areas, and more.

Studio – Cam Meekins, George Massenburg, Jamey Haddad, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Patrice Rushen, Sammy Adams, Young Money.

Live sound/ concert mixer – 50 Cent, Boogie T, Brand Nubian, Cam’ron, Chris Webby, Cordae, Do or Die, Dreamville, Dave Stone, EarthGang, Futuristic, Ganja White Night, Ghostly International, Guapdad 4000, J.I.D., Jeremih, Matthew Dear, Medasin, R.A. the Rugged Man, Rusko, Reason, Shigeto, Shawnna, Slum Village, Snails, Twista.

Bru’dhars (Short Film)

Bru'dhars Poster — Bru’dhars Poster

Awards & Selections:

Tasveer International South Asian Film Festival – Official Selection

Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival – Official Selection (Canadian Screen Award Qualifier)

Coalition of South Asian Film Festivals (cosaff) – Official Selection

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival – Official Selection

Chicago South Asian Film Festival – Official Selection

Weyauwega International Film Festival – Official Selection

Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival – Official Selection

Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival – Official Selection

Pune International Film Festival – Official Selection

Belgaum International Film Festival – Official Selection

Kalaburagi International Film Festival – Official Selection

Lake Michigan Film Festival – Official Selection

Sundance Institute – Detroit Intensive fellow https://www.sundance.org/blogs/2020-d…

Credits

Directed, Written, & Produced By Sriram Papolu

Music By Nelson Moneo

Casting Director – Sriram Papolu

Director of Photography – Sriram Papolu

Editor & Colourist – Sriram Papolu

Post Production Sound – Ell

Foley – Elliott Sabbagh, Sriharsha Papolu

Stunt Coordinator – Derek Krieger

Prop Maker – Winter Graham, Derek Krieger

Practical Effects Coordinator – Derek Krieger

VFX- Edward Shimborske IV

Boom Operator – Anthony Bolinger, Brendan Lovett

Production Assistant Anthony Bolinger

Makeup – Caroline Burns, Annie Xiong, Derek Krieger

Poster Artist – Rina Kishida

Cast

Anirudh Keshamouni as “Dundi”

Sriharsha Papolu as “Budi”

Akhil Vallabhaneni as “Young Dundi”

Sruthi Talluri as “The Mother”

Blake Brown as “Kid 1”

Liam Murphy as “Kid 2”

Nikola Barach as “Friend 1”

Rithvik Munagala as “Friend 2”

Jordan Grew as “Friend 3”

Michael Aron as “Friend 4”

Adit Khandelwal as “Friend 5”