In this Ptenopus Dialogue for Opus #6, themed around the labour of art, we sat down with actor, director, and corporate coach Yuki Ellias to chat about her first short film, Lovely and Tip Top—a delectably quirky tale of creative enterprise trapped in a despotic chokehold.
Yuki shares the chaos and triumphs of donning the director’s hat mid-pandemic, when live theatre came to a halt. She also takes us to a charming small town in Uttarakhand, where a warm and welcoming local community helped bring her vision to life.
Oh, and we also get into censorship, storytelling, and what it really takes to get a project off the ground—besides sheer love and stubbornness!
Packed with behind-the-scenes chaos, creative insights, and plenty of laughs, this is one conversation you don’t want to miss!
Interviewer & Video Editor: Pritha Mahanti
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