Aliah Rupawala, is a 24 year old Bohri Muslim girl from a very traditional family. She secretly becomes a Suicide Prevention Counsellor and on her first day she encounters a 52 year old man about to jump from the terrace of a high-rise. As she begins to try to bring him down, she is forced to confront why she became a Suicide Prevention Counsellor in the first place, and also share a lot of herself to get him to share and open up. Going all in, to save him, she begins to deal with and release the loneliness and grief in herself to be able to do the same in the caller. And in doing so, ends up healing not just her own heart, but also the heart of the man who has called, a man who has himself been a Suicide Prevention Counsellor for 15 years.
Jan 2021
Mouni, a 35 year old frustrated but puritanical actor in Mumbai meets Adnan Baig, a 55 year old depressed, recently retired banker in Frankfurt over an online film audition and spends the rest of the day teaching him acting over video calls. As they both walk around Mumbai and Frankfurt, the acting class forces them both to be emotionally naked and vulnerable; and confront things about themselves that they've both swept under the rug for years.
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Deeptimoni Hajong, an elderly indigenous woman lives in a remote village in Meghalaya, embracing her unapologetic existence steeped in traditional healing, beliefs, and ancestral lore. As the filmmaker embarks on a quest to uncover Deeptimoni's world, the journey transcends into a longing for deeper connections to timeless memories and mythical legacies passed through generations.
Feb 2024
