16 minutes that'll wreck your afternoon — in the best way.
When her son’s life is put at risk, a hard-of-hearing mother must decide how to seek help for her bipolar husband in order to keep her family safe.
Acting
Renu Razdan's eyes do ALL the talking.
Direction
Radha Mehta wastes zero seconds.
Sound
Deaf perspective sound design — genius.
Director
Radha Mehta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
South Asian cinema rarely depicts bipolar disorder in men without villainizing them; this short threads that needle brutally well.
The sound design deliberately muffles dialogue when Karishma removes her hearing aid — forcing hearing audiences into her isolation.
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