Jaiveer Has a Day Job

Documentary

Nov 28

Written by Mike Ambs

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A film by Lorenzo Benitez

Jaiveer writes code by day and produces electronic music by night.

Confined to his room during the pandemic, he composes new material to make the most of his isolation while confronted by an uncertain future as a foreign worker in the USA. In this vérité profile, Jaiveer, who is one half of the producing duo Baalti, reconsiders reasons for staying in the first place as a member of the knowledge economy.

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Directed by
Lorenzo Benitez

Sound Design by
Andreas Dominguez

Music by
Baalti

Produced by
u16.co

Featuring
Jaiveer Singh

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Q&A with Lorenzo Benitez

“At the height of the pre-vaccine pandemic, I was crashing on his sofa as a guest for a few weeks, and found his efforts to balance his day job and 'night job' while confined to his room relatable and amusing.”

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Lorenzo Benitez

Lorenzo Benitez is a Filipino-Australian filmmaker based in New York. His award-winning and critically-acclaimed films, which include two features and several shorts, have been internationally streamed on Amazon Prime Video; programmed at the Maysles Documentary Center and Harvard University; nationally televised in Australia on the ABC; and theatrically exhibited in New York and Melbourne.