00:00A North East filmmaker has made the big leap into feature-length productions with his latest Kung Fu Fest, enjoying a sell-out at its Aberdeen premiere.
00:08Ara Payaya has been making his own independent films for over five years now and looks set to win industry approval with his Knight Rider-inspired Knight Driver.
00:16Chris Harvey went to meet him.
00:19Back with a bang, or to be more exact, a lot of big Kung Fu kicks and karate chops.
00:25Aberdeen filmmaker Ara Payaya is about to make the great leap into feature-length films with the release of his latest opus, Knight Driver.
00:33The young martial arts expert doesn't struggle for ego.
00:36He writes, directs, films, edits and stars in all of his own films,
00:40as well as securing a host of famous cameos from actors like Robert England, who played Freddy Krueger in The Nightmare on Elm Street horror flicks,
00:48to Robert Tai, a legend in Hong Kong action films.
00:51Ara hopes the inclusion of a familiar, talking black car will gain him wider interest from American moviegoers.
00:58I think this will bring more international audience.
01:03I've had a lot of response from Knight Rider fans.
01:05Now everybody else who maybe didn't watch a martial arts movie, but like car movies, they're all on the chase as well.
01:12Last night's premiere at the Belmont Cinema was a sell-out,
01:16and a series of worldwide distribution deals are already in place to push a DVD of Knight Driver into the shops around the globe.
01:24I'm going to steal his popcorn at the movies, I'll tell you.
