The short film is a dreamy coming together of memory, time and the past. As a character sits down to pen down a letter, he finds himself going down the memory lane, a path the viewer traverses with him. What begins as potentially a love story of childhood sweethearts is soon afflicted by images of separation, violence and heartache. <br><br> The film achieves all of this, and more, using a narrative which is devoid of any and all dialogue. The visuals are weaved together in a seamless manner to conjure an intelligent narrative that demands your full attention. From sharing a fruit with a dear friend as a child to biting into its memory many seasons later, the film portrays it all in its bid to capture a sense of nostalgia and a wistfulness for a past that once existed. 

Li Ej Hu | Short Film Nominee

The film is inspired by Attia Hussain’s short story ‘Phoenix Fled’ which explores the Partition of India alongside its engagement with the violence that remains intrinsic to the event. In the same vein, coupled with its own experimental approach to storytelling, the narrative explores thematic concerns pertaining to the past and how it ties with the protagonist's reality. The story is of one day when two children visit their grandmother, and a realm of memories, and things long gone by, are conjured. <br><br>
The storytelling is defined more by obscurity than lucidity, alongside stylized visuals that present a narrative fraught with an imperfect overlap of the past and the present. The end result is defined by a singular voice of engaging with all of these components, one that evidences potential and should be expanded upon in more such endeavors. 



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