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PRANTO PODDER

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FILMS · PHOTOGRAPHS · CONVERSATIONS · FIELD NOTES

Stories about what it takes to build a meaningful life.

I'm Pranto Podder, a New York filmmaker documenting identity, creativity, fitness, love, and the choices that shape a life.

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Documenting the Pursuit of a Meaningful Life

Based in New York

Pranto Podder in a leather jacket, standing in a dark New York doorway

FILMS · PHOTOGRAPHS · CONVERSATIONS · FIELD NOTES

Stories about what it takes to build a meaningful life.

I'm Pranto Podder, a New York filmmaker documenting identity, creativity, fitness, love, and the choices that shape a life.

Watch the Latest FilmExplore All Stories

Documenting the Pursuit of a Meaningful Life

Based in New York

I make stories from a life I'm still learning how to live.

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​I'm a Bangladeshi-American filmmaker and founder based in New York. I built my career behind the camera and through UrbanShots. Somewhere along the way, the question behind the work became bigger than the work itself: what are we building all of this for?

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Recurring Story Threads

01—LOVE
Relationships, family, friendship, community, marriage - meaningful connection.

02—IDENTITY
Faith, values, character, purpose, mindset - who you're becoming.

03—FITNESS
Body, mind, spirit, discipline, recovery - built for the long run.

04—CREATIVITY
Filmmaking, photography, storytelling, the creative process - the craft behind the work.

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I built my career through photography, filmmaking, creative direction, client work, and entrepreneurship.

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The creative path came with uncertainty, pressure, comparison, and a responsibility I wasn't always ready for.

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Building a successful creative business means very little if the process destroys your identity, health, faith, or relationships.

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Success means very little if you lose yourself while building it.

FIELD NOTES

Writing on identity, discipline, creativity, and business.

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BUSINESS

Why Trust Compounds Faster Than Attention

4 min read

IDENTITY

The Discipline of Documenting, Not Performing

6 min read

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CREATIVITY

Build Before You Broadcast

5 min read

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Build something that's yours.

I've spent years building a creative career — photography, filmmaking, creative direction, business and personal branding. Creator Mentorship is where I work 1:1 with creatives building their own path.

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I don't know exactly what makes a life meaningful. This is where I keep looking.

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