Comics

Video of the Day: ‘Kamala’

Kamala is a no-budget fan film produced by Anita Kalathara & Landis Aponte about Kamala Khan, a relatable Pakistani American teenager who also happens to be Marvel Comics’ first Muslim Superhero – Ms. Marvel!

This is our Video of the Day for a variety of reasons:

It was done on a shoestring (and a borrowed one at that) and still tells a great story with some pretty okay effects.
It features a Marvel character who, to the best of my knowledge, has never appeared on the screen before, large or small.
It shows that the fine art of fan film making is alive and well. What it might lack it expensive sets and chase scenes, it makes up for in heart.

I found out about the film through a local industry creative group I’m a member of here in Los Angeles. In the email, the director Landis Aponte said that the film had gotten the attention of one of the creators and writers of the Ms. Marvel comic, G. Willow Wilson, and that he’d been blown away by it. Watch, and enjoy.

Credits

Directed By: Landis Aponte https://www.Lancarrfilms.com
Written By: Anita Kalathara & Landis Aponte
Edited By: Landis Aponte

Starring

Sound By: Lee Barnett
Production Assistant: David Anguiano
Opening Voiceover: Calvin Winbush http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3556260/
& Wolfie Trausch

Marvel Fan Artwork provided by Jared Barel http://www.loadedbarrelstudios.com

Special Thanks:
Jake Matthews http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5252436/
Mayank Bhatter http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3574485/

Kamala is a non for profit no budget fan film made by Ms. Marvel fans.

Gene Turnbow

President of Krypton Media Group, Inc., radio personality and station manager of SCIFI.radio. Part writer, part animator, part musician, part illustrator, part programmer, part entrepreneur – all geek.

Gene Turnbow