How filmmakers are redefining the art form with MAMI Select: Filmed on iPhone

apple stories Meet four emerging filmmakers redefining the art form with MAMI Select: Filmed on iPhone This year’s slate of innovative shorts showcases how new tools are changing not just the way films are made, but which stories get told Download Video The four emerging filmmakers behind this year’s MAMI Select: Filmed on iPhone shorts harnessed iPhone 17 Pro Max — along with MacBook Pro with M5 and iPad Pro with M5 — to construct distinct cinematic languages. creatives May 7, 2026 In telling the stories of a clandestine affair on the streets of Mumbai, divinity and humanity in Kerala, a young misfit navigating Goa’s vibrant beaches, and a Bengali woman terrified of losing her voice, the emerging auteurs included in this year’s MAMI Select: Filmed on iPhone program from the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) harnessed iPhone 17 Pro Max to construct short films with distinct cinematic languages. “Filmmaking today is about vision, and iPhone makes it possible for anyone with a strong voice to create something meaningful,” says writer-director Sriram Raghavan, whose 2018 feature, Andhadhun, is one of the most decorated Indian films of the past decade. Raghavan served as a mentor for this year’s program, alongside fellow industry luminaries Chaitanya Tamhane, Dibakar Banerjee, and Geetu Mohandas — winners of accolades from India’s National Film Awards, the Asian Film Awards, the Venice International Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival, to name a few. To make their shorts, filmmakers Shreela Agarwal, Ritesh Sharma, Robin Joy, and Dhritisree Sarkar tapped into the pro camera system, cinema-grade video capabilities, and advanced features of iPhone 17 Pro Max, as well as MacBook Pro with M5 and iPad Pro with M5 for additional support. Watch the four short films on MAMI’s YouTube channel. “The possibilities iPhone opens up — in terms of choreography, movement, and ease of access — are redefining the art form,” says Tamhane, whose features Court (2014) and The D...