Every producer faces the challenge of translating a script's creative vision into a logistical reality. But for a film like A Nice Indian Boy—a story centered on the "bigness of love" within a queer, South Asian context—that responsibility goes deeper.This is the domain of Line Producer Amanda Verhagen. Her job was to build the infrastructure to support the film's specific cultural and emotional needs, all while managing the practical constraints of an independent production.No Film School sat down with Verhagen to discuss the nuts and bolts of her process, from practical crewing strategies to the powerful impact of feeling seen on screen.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comNFS: What initially drew you to A Nice Indian Boy, and what made it a story you felt compelled to help bring to life?Amanda Verhagen: Jonathan Groff’s character Jay says it perfectly, “The bigness of love” is what led me crashing face-first into this spectacular, dynamic, and colorful world of A Nice Indian Boy. Beyond Groff and Karan Soni’s love story, this film features a multitude of relationships from well-meaning but confused parents, siblings who think they know better, to the co-worker who just won’t leave well enough alone.Everyone in A Nice Indian Boy is navigating love and relationships in their own way. The film looks beyond the binary and into the heart of what it means to care for someone, even when it means learning to stretch a little.This was a rare and special script with relevance beyond the South Asian and Queer communities....
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