In 2002, I took a tour at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. I was 12 years old, and I had fallen in love with all things related to Desilu Studios. Following the example of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, I made a word out of my initials, R - M - A, and decided that I wanted to produce just like them. I opened a savings account at Union Bank of California and began depositing money into that account. I saved a whopping $15.96.
Today, Aremay Productions exists to create entertaining and educational content that creates deep and integrated connection to self, others and creator. It’s not exactly a novel concept, but we’re having a good time.
We are currently fundraising for a short film called Dr. Sam about a struggling millennial musician who masquerades as a therapist to pay his rent, which leads to his own unexpected personal breakthrough.
We’ll see you at the movies.
—Raji Ahsan