Alvina visits her late Grandfather's House, on the 5th anniversary of his demise. She and her grandmother bond over their memories and affection towards him. As they spend slow afternoons together, talking about him, his patriarchal tendencies begin to surface. Alvina speaks to her father, and a childhood of fear and tyranny surface in her father's recollections. Her grandmother's experiences as a woman and a wife are colored by the same tyranny. These well kept secrets only had the tree outside the balcony and the walls of the house as witness, and their burden brings the house to life, and makes the tree restless.

Selections

32nd International Festival of Ethnological FilmBelgrade
Serbia
September 30, 2023
World Premiere

Jio MAMI - Mumbai Film FestivalMumbai
India
October 28, 2023
Asian Premiere

GZDOC
Longlisted for Semi-Final Golden Kapok Competition

Toto Funds the Arts
Shortlisted for Best Short Film Award

Red FM Marathi Film FestivalPune
India
March 10, 2024
Official Selection

Cinevesture International Film FestivalChandigarh
India
Official Selection

17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film FestivalDhaka
Bangladesh
Official Selection

Out of the Can International Film FestivalNottingham
United Kingdom
January 20, 2024
Award Finalist

G5A Cinema HouseMumbai
India
March 30, 2024

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ALVINA JOSHI

Alvina Joshi studied film editing in Whistling Woods International (2018-2020). She works as an editor and has begun directing creative documentaries. Her first documentary was selected in PSBT's Doc_Commune - a mentorship and funding program. It was a grant winner, and went on to be screened at the 32nd International festival of Ethnological Film, Belgrade; JIO MAMI Mumbai; longlisted for the Golden Kepok Award at GZ Docs; Out of the Can Film Festival; Shortlisted for the Toto Funds the Art Awards and more. Her second film was one of 6 projects from all over the world selected in Doc-in-progress, Interaction (Serbia). She is currently a Sundance Ignite Fellow. Her diploma film was screened at IFFSA Toronto, and a short film that she co-wrote and was associate director on, was selected and screened by the UNHCR in Dhaka.