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In a small village of Kashmir, Farah, the caretaker of a small piece of land has lost her husband under tragic, unexplained circumstances. Feeling overwhelmed with grief, Farah clings onto her late husband's memories. Under threat of her home being uprooted by the prospect of a new buyer, Farah finds a new lease of life when she discovers the saplings her husband brought to their kitchen garden.
Just as she is done planting them, she discovers small rat droppings around the garden.
With this, Farah dives deep into a point of no return as she dedicates her life towards protecting the saplings at the cost of affecting her sanity.
- Year2024
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageKashmiri
- CountryIndia
- PremiereAustin Premiere
- GenreDrama, Social Horror
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsTasveer Film Festival Jakarta Film Week - Winner (Global Short Award) Izmit International Short Film Festival (Finalist)
- DirectorRayit Hashmat Qazi
- ScreenwriterRayit Hashmat Qazi
- FilmmakerRayit Hashmat Qazi
In a small village of Kashmir, Farah, the caretaker of a small piece of land has lost her husband under tragic, unexplained circumstances. Feeling overwhelmed with grief, Farah clings onto her late husband's memories. Under threat of her home being uprooted by the prospect of a new buyer, Farah finds a new lease of life when she discovers the saplings her husband brought to their kitchen garden.
Just as she is done planting them, she discovers small rat droppings around the garden.
With this, Farah dives deep into a point of no return as she dedicates her life towards protecting the saplings at the cost of affecting her sanity.
- Year2024
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageKashmiri
- CountryIndia
- PremiereAustin Premiere
- GenreDrama, Social Horror
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsTasveer Film Festival Jakarta Film Week - Winner (Global Short Award) Izmit International Short Film Festival (Finalist)
- DirectorRayit Hashmat Qazi
- ScreenwriterRayit Hashmat Qazi
- FilmmakerRayit Hashmat Qazi