There’s this idea that old is synonymous, much of the time, with bad, especially on the human side of things. The cracks and wrinkles and textures left over by the passage of time are hidden, swept under the rug, and covered up at all costs. It really just seems like kind of a given perspective in our society.
Pooja Pawaskar’s work is all about embracing those effects of time and aging, and embracing imperfection of all kinds. She’s got this beautiful outlook on the world that is so inspiring to be around and I’m so thankful for the time we spent with her creating this work.
See her work at whirlandwhittle.com
Client: TurboTax
Subject: Pooja Pawaskar
Director and Stills: Christian Tisdale
Director & DP: Liam Mullany
Producer: Shannon Cherry
PM: Nina Laflamme
CD: Jed Churcher
Casting: Library Collective
Behind The Scenes: Nina Laflamme
1st AC: Jon Glendon
Sound: Charles Paquin
Editor: David Peacock
Sound Design: Keith White
Colour: Bacon X // Sam Gilling
Score: Andrew Judah
An additional thanks to Pooja’s partner Sam, their lovely lil dogs, Tim at Woodsource, Andrew Szeto for local intel, and a bunch of other people who made this thing possible.
