Acting
Sony is a kind man, a good Christian. He is always willing to lend his fellow villagers a helping hand, assist struggling children with their school lessons or organise volunteer activities. When an outcast family is struck by tragedy, he negotiates with the Church to rehabilitate them financially. Sony is not just the connective tissue, but the beating heart of this small Catholic village. Under his genial exterior, however, lurks something dark.
In Kochi, the lives, work, and relationships of a bunch of young people overlap as they try to navigate their role in the film world.
At Chottanikkara temple, the ritual of Guruti is performed every Friday and Tuesday evening. Devotees believe that mental health issues can be healed during the ceremony.
Kora and his brother Onan gather four men to go on a gaur hunt in order to make some quick money. Their journey progresses through their dreams, desires, fears, fantasies and struggles. Distanced from their families and loved ones, sharing stories help them remember and appreciate their inescapable pasts and make bonds. When the real and imagined nature turn out to be larger than their will and strength could handle, they learn the harsh realities of the endeavor they have taken up.
Chris, a young, independent filmmaker from Kerala gets inspired by Louis Malle’s 1969 documentary Calcutta and aspires to recreate the modern version of the documentary himself. He moves to Kolkata with his wife Anita, who is also a movie actress, to work on his documentary. While the shoot of the documentary is already progressing, Corona virus outbreak starts in India and his producer withholds the funds that he had agreed to release earlier. As the government imposed lock-down starts, Chris is stuck inside the rented apartment in Kolkata with Anita. To overcome the pent up frustrations, Chris decides to make a film about his own marriage without the knowledge of Anita.
Maria, a young journalist, and Jithin, an aspiring actor, are in a live-in relationship without the knowledge of their parents. Set in the backdrop of the covid pandemic, this relationship drama reveals the nuances of an intense dispute and unreasoned maneuvers that the couple adapt in the intimate relationship.
Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil... or "Dust Art Redrawn in Respiration" is about s documentary crew arriving to document the life of two couples. In their conversations the couples tries to trivilize the man's 'concerns' and express their views on social life, individual freedom, borderlines in relations, power in relations etc. among other things. As the interaction progresses, a controlling voice, and then a commanding presence which determine how they should be presented and heard are revealed.
