A security guard helps a poor muslim woman to get house help work in a Hindu house by faking her name as Pooja. She is working for a young married couple who are unexpectedly 6 months pregnant. The mistress and Pooja share a bond, trust each other and share their stories of pregnancy. Pooja also loves to work there and we see how this bond leads to misunderstanding.

Selections

Short Of The Year , Special Jury Mention - 2024 Winter
20th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart - 2023
36th Festival International Du Film Amateur De Kelibia, 2023
12th International Film Festival Of South Asia Toronto, 2023
19th edition of the International Human Rights Film Festival, Bolivia
5th Inferenze Short Film Festival, 2023
Festival International Du Court-Métrage d'Anglet
Yellowstone International Film Festival, 2023


Awards

SOORAJ GUNJAL

Suraj Gunjal, a Software Engineer turned Filmmaker. Precisely a Film Editor & Director.Suraj started his filmmaking career with editing by assisting renowned film editors & being a part of their critically acclaimed films. During his early days he also worked as an on set editor, continuity supervisor & associate editor. A Pakistani feature film ' Pinky Memsaab',was his first break as an independent Editor. While working with such renowned artists around, the interest for the art of storytelling emerged in him too, thus came into being a beautiful documentary film named "Aakhri safar"(The last journey). This first documentary film of his is based on the life of a Coffin maker, which was nominated at New York Indian Film Festival(NYIFF) , International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). He also conducts master-class in film editing for aspiring editors. "Naam ( Identity)" being his first short fiction, is ready to win international acclamations. Suraj is all set to bring forth his first Feature Film.