<p>Twenty-five film-makers, five continents and one story! This is how the movie ‘The Owner’ promoted itself, leaving everyone intrigued about its plot.<br /><br /></p>.<p>For the first time in the industry, 25 film-makers from 13 countries — including India, South Africa, China, Lebanon, Brazil, Columbia, the USA and several European countries — came together to write, direct and produce a feature film in their own neighbourhoods.<br /><br /> With an interesting plot which follows an ordinary backpack on a journey around the world, ‘The Owner’ keeps the audience glued to their seats and bursting into peals of laughter very now and then. <br /><br />This mysterious bag is passed from character to character and country to country, on its way back to its owner — a man whose identity is the central mystery of the film. Right from the first scene of the movie, which is set in a remote village in Brazil, the audience seemed quite impressed. The movie is the first venture by ‘CollabFeature’ — the filmmakers, who never met each other, weaved the story on the Internet before they started filming it. The movie comprises 25 short clips by each of the filmmakers.<br /><br />‘The Owner’ brings together a variety of cultures, languages, and film styles into a singular narrative plot. This one-of-its kind movie pulled a large crowd, consisting mostly of youngsters. The movie captured the essence of various countries such as Brazil, the USA and Korea. Although there are a few scenes in the movie which can be baffling to some, as they fail to depict what the film-makers wanted to show. But the storyline truly makes the movie a must-watch.<br /><br />‘CollabFeature’ was started by filmmakers Marty Shea and Ian Bonner in Michigan, the USA, to facilitate collaboration between international film-makers. <br /><br />The duo wrote and directed seven short films that have been screened and won awards at dozens of film festivals around the world. <br /><br />A second collaborative feature, including even more countries, is currently in production.<br /></p>
<p>Twenty-five film-makers, five continents and one story! This is how the movie ‘The Owner’ promoted itself, leaving everyone intrigued about its plot.<br /><br /></p>.<p>For the first time in the industry, 25 film-makers from 13 countries — including India, South Africa, China, Lebanon, Brazil, Columbia, the USA and several European countries — came together to write, direct and produce a feature film in their own neighbourhoods.<br /><br /> With an interesting plot which follows an ordinary backpack on a journey around the world, ‘The Owner’ keeps the audience glued to their seats and bursting into peals of laughter very now and then. <br /><br />This mysterious bag is passed from character to character and country to country, on its way back to its owner — a man whose identity is the central mystery of the film. Right from the first scene of the movie, which is set in a remote village in Brazil, the audience seemed quite impressed. The movie is the first venture by ‘CollabFeature’ — the filmmakers, who never met each other, weaved the story on the Internet before they started filming it. The movie comprises 25 short clips by each of the filmmakers.<br /><br />‘The Owner’ brings together a variety of cultures, languages, and film styles into a singular narrative plot. This one-of-its kind movie pulled a large crowd, consisting mostly of youngsters. The movie captured the essence of various countries such as Brazil, the USA and Korea. Although there are a few scenes in the movie which can be baffling to some, as they fail to depict what the film-makers wanted to show. But the storyline truly makes the movie a must-watch.<br /><br />‘CollabFeature’ was started by filmmakers Marty Shea and Ian Bonner in Michigan, the USA, to facilitate collaboration between international film-makers. <br /><br />The duo wrote and directed seven short films that have been screened and won awards at dozens of film festivals around the world. <br /><br />A second collaborative feature, including even more countries, is currently in production.<br /></p>
