Short Fiction
Parchhai
A 9 minute short film. Made as part of a classroom project in my 6th semester of Film & Video Communication at NID Ahmedabad. The film was ideated, shot and edited in 4 weeks in a budget of INR 6000. The equipment was provided by the institute on 3 assigned shoot days. All aspects of pre-production and production such as location, casting, art direction and more were executed with the constraints of Covid-19 restrictions and guidelines.
Synopsis
In the aftermath of a traumatic accident, a newly widowed young woman seeks a moment of solitude from the chaos of her husband's funeral. In a culture where a married woman's identity and independence is heavily tied to patriarchal values and family dynamics rooted heavily in gender roles, she grapples with her new reality.
This is only an educational, non-commercial, non-profit, classroom film. No copyright infringements are either intended, implied or advocated. All relevant rights remain with the concerned product/service.
