Author: Surbhi Dewan

In a busy life, Copi is a father who tries to teach the right way to his son, Paste. But… what is the correct path? This eight-minute short animated film beautifully captures a poignant yet universal facet of a parent-child Read more

Twelve-year-old Omondi lives in the biggest slum in East Africa. Everyday he sees airplanes fly over him. He dreams of becoming an airline pilot, and flying far away. This award-winning Kenyan-Mexican short documentary film deals with a young child’s dream Read more

While documenting a person’s real life story, the person becomes the Subject, while you become the Director/Storyteller. The relationship between the two is interdependent, and yet there is a distance between the two. The Storyteller tries to maintain objectivity while Read more

Maryam, Siyavash’s young wife, is obedient to his patriarchal orders, but when she suddenly finds him in a life-and-death situation, she falters for the first time. When we make an effort to look at life from different points of view, Read more

Delhi. 42 degrees. Two strangers. And a stimulating bumpy ride in a crowded local bus. This week, we lighten the mood with a comedic short film, touted as India’s first silent LGBTQA+ love story. ‘Lost & Found’ is a comedy Read more

A tale of sisterhood. A tale of suffering. A tale of truth. In honour of International Women’s Day, here is a grim reminder of the world that we live in. ‘Devi’, written and directed by Priyanka Banerjee, is a fantasy Read more

A little girl is confronted by one of the most important decisions of her life when she finds an immigrant boy sleeping in her shed. Looking at life through the eyes of a child is always interesting – even more Read more

A nation’s culture is a measure of its maturity. Culture, however is a living reality and our daily lives reflect in how we behave towards one another. This film approaches this subject and emphasizes the need for consideration of others, Read more

How long have you spent scrolling today? Technology is rewiring our neurons and changing both our physical movements and inner thought processing. ‘Divided We Scroll’ is an experimental and eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with these technologies, which have Read more

A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. This week’s featured short film offers us a chance to briefly step out of our own realities Read more