Meet Assel Omirserik | Film director, film producer
We had the good fortune of connecting with Assel Omirserik and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Assel, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I’m a freelance filmmaker, I produce and direct film in LA. I moved here around 2 years ago and started to go to the New York Film Academy to study filmmaking. School gave me great network and amazing opportunities. So I guess, I was forced to start working in productions during my program
Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I believe that art is a very personal field, you get emotionally undressed. And I am happy to be telling my stories from my point of view, my truth from my typewriter. It’s an amazing to live in. Centuries ago, my nation on paper and history books was only described by Russian colonizers. And they wrote what they thought of kazakhs. Now I can tell our truth, I can show our point of view, and it’s a beautiful thing, if you realize how far we have come.
I am just like every artist trying to tell my emotional truth. There are many female filmmakers, but do we have enough muslim, asian, female directors who are talking about topics we care about? I want to rise awareness about many things, and just by planting seeds of thought in the minds of some people, I believe that change will come in a while
If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
My friends from Kazakhstan visited me recently, and they enjoyed breakfast at Bob’s Big boy diner, they loved Warner Brother’s studio tour, Academy Museum and Six Flags.
I like talking about cinema, so I gave them personal tour on my own at the Academy museum. It was fun.
The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I believe that the word “self-made” should not be used in today’s society, because we are all product of many people’s efforts and interactions in one way or another. And I’m sure I also. had hundreds of people who affected me and helped me to come to Hollywood, I can’t remember them all. Although I can surely say that my teachers, as a group inspired me to become an artist. My teachers at school saw me making small short videos and pushed me to take part in competitions, and I ended up in an international film competition while I was just 16. I don’t where I would’ve been if it’s wasn’t for those people
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Gabriel Acosta John Soto III
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