Canadian Premiere
When her husband goes missing, Pankaja and her daughter Lalli embark on a search.
Media Partner
Harshini Boyalla, Padmashree G.
India/USA
2026
In Kannada and Telugu with English subtitles
This short is featured in:
Short Forum 10: Are the Kids Alright?
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Credits & Director
Producer
Anooya Swamy, Archana Swamy, Nakirekanti Swamy, Vindhya Gupta
Screenwriter
Anooya Swamy
Cinematography
Luke Kao
Editor
Anooya Swamy, Maria Belu Poncio
Production Design
Divya Runwal
Original Music
Bharath Kashyap, Lifafa
Anooya Swamy
Anooya Swamy is a New York-based Indian filmmaker born and raised in Bangalore, pursuing her MFA in film/TV production at Tisch School of the Arts, where she served as Spike Lee’s assistant. She is an Ang Lee Scholar, a BAFTA Scholar, and a Sundance Ignite x Adobe fellow.
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