Amrita Acharia – Camouflage

Q) What are the recent projects that you are working on?

A) I have a couple of indie movies in Cornwall and Norway that are out next year and some theatre earlier this year in London. Also, Dead Snow 2: Red Vs. Dead was released internationally this month.

Q) We’ll be seeing you in the upcoming film Camouflage. How was your character Amira originally described to you?

A) The best way Kyle [T. Cowan] described her was as the person who held the movie in reality (or its perceived reality). Amira is the FBI agent who deals with Kyle’s character, Austin. She’s quite straight laced, matter of fact and attempts to play it hard. She is a young FBI agent on her first case with plenty to prove.

Q) What made you want to be a part of the film?

A) I’m always interested in indie films that have a great team and an interesting subject matter. The character of Amira was also different to previous roles. Camouflage was an unusual script with a very current subject matter so that definitely drew me in to this project.

Q) Was there anything you added to the role that wasn’t originally scripted for you?

A) We found that Amira did have an unwilling empathy for Austin, but she has a hard shell and a streak of sarcasm, happy to play him at his own game

Q) Did the cast chemistry come instantly or did it take some time to bond?

A) it was a great team and we worked pretty intensely over the short shoot period. Luckily, it was easy to work with such an engaged and passionate group of young people and everyone connected well.

Q) What were some of your most memorable moments from filming Camouflage?

A) Kyle sipping Coke through a straw and directing in chains.

Q) What message do you hope people take away from viewing the movie?

A) It depends what you want to take from the movie or what message you are after. Like the movie, it depends on perception. There are clear references to stigma, responsibility and blame, a nod to the fine line between reality and fantasy, how quickly things get blown out of proportion and how far individual limits are stretched.

Q) You’re a part of social media. Are you looking forward to the instant fan feedback you will receive?

A) I’m not great at consistency when it comes to social media, but I definitely think these platforms help viewers engage instantly to projects and give both parties a strong voice.