Eastern Delights

Directed by Ashish Ravinran

Type of Project: Thesis
Length: 15 minutes
Producers: Katie Chew, Lauren Andrade, Shao Min Chew Chia, Ashish Ravinran
Editors: Ashish Ravinran
Cinematographer:Ming Jue Hu

In 1957, a CIA agent produces a pornographic film to get rid of the Indonesian president... and hires a Latino man to impersonate him. Based on true events, 'Eastern Delights' is a behind the scenes look at the CIA's attempt to fight the Cold War through smut.

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Ashish Ravinran is a filmmaker from Singapore based in New York. His short films have screened in festivals in the USA, France, Canada and the UK. As an editor, he's worked in a wide variety of genres including feature films, documentaries, award-winning shorts and digital content. He recently edited the feature documentary 'Ask The Sexpert' (Amazon Prime, PBS), which has screened at more than 50 festivals worldwide. He has a First Class Honours degree in History from Oxford University and attended the graduate filmmaking program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he teaches editing.