Moshari: Jordan Peele, Riz Ahmed producing short horror film about climate change

Genre filmmaker Jordan Peele and Sound of Metal star Riz Ahmed have come on board to executive produce the live action horror short Moshari, which is written, directed, produced, and edited by Nuhash Humayun (Sincerely Yours). Peele and Ahmed both happen to be Oscar winners, as Peele won Best Original Screenplay for writing Get Out and Ahmed wrote and starred in the Best Live Action Short Film winner The Long Goodbye.

An exploration of climate change in Bangladesh, Moshari follows two sisters forced together to survive in a strange new world while battling their own inner demons.

Win Rosenfeld and Dana Gills of Peele’s company Monkeypaw Productions and Allie Moore of Ahmed’s company Left Handed Films are also now executive producers of Moshari.

Rosenfeld and Gills provided the following statement to Variety: “Moshari is a unique horror short in that it’s profoundly visual and emotionally striking from the first frame. Nuhash drew us into his dynamic post-apocalyptic world and never let go. It’s a film about survival, love and family, but it’s also a terrifying and novel take on what a monster movie can be. Monkeypaw is so grateful to be part of the team.“

Ahmed and Moore had this to say about the project: “We were floored by Nuhash’s riveting film that evokes our subconscious fears, from the childhood monster under the bed to an apocalyptic future. He weaves together jump scares and an emotional survival story of two young sisters, confronting colonialism and climate change in the process. We’re thrilled to join Nuhash’s team and help share this story.“

I’m a bit surprised there isn’t talk about expanding Moshari into a feature yet, but it sounds like the executive producers are aiming to get the short film into the Oscars first. Variety notes that this is “the first Bangladeshi film ever to qualify for an Oscar.”

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