Ismail Merchant and the dancer Jane Mosley appear as human puppets in a short 16mm film that was a warm-up for his Creation of Woman.

Wrote, directed and co-produced the USA-India short film THE CREATION OF WOMAN (1960). This film was the first to be produced by Ismael Merchant. Merchant was then working at the McCann-Erickson advertising agency, and Schwep (an acquaintance at the time) partnered with Merchant in the endeavor.  Nominated for Short Subjects (Live Action Subjects) 1960: THE CREATION OF WOMAN - Producer (w. Ismail Merchant) 1 nomination