When her son’s life is put at risk at a family pre-wedding ritual, a hard-of-hearing mother must decide how to seek help for her husband in order to keep her family safe.
Karishma, hard-of-hearing, finds her son out of bed one late night swimming with her undiagnosed bipolar husband, Ram. Concerned, she clocks this as another one of Ram's recent unpredictable behaviors. Against Ram's wishes, Karishma decides to secretly speak up and seek help from her visiting mother-in-law, Shilpa, during her sister-in-law's pre-wedding ceremony. But just like Ram, Shilpa quickly denies, dismisses and even blames Karishma for his condition. Ram confronts Karishma. When Ram's new episode leads to the near death of their son in a drowning, Karishma finally stands her ground to protect her family and help Ram seek the help he so needs.
Radha Mehta (she/her) is a civil engineer-turned-filmmaker with an MFA in Film Directing at American Film Institute, and MBA from Kellogg School of Management, and a voting member of The Recording Academy. Her works stem from personal experience as an Indian first-gen mother raised in the US, exploring themes of motherhood, women empowerment, family business, and dismantling cultural taboos around mental health and disabilities. Radha's award winning films include DOSH (Slamdance Spirit Award, Cannes Lions YDA Nominee, Princess Grace Award Nominee, Jury & Audience Winner of Bengalaru Int'l and Tasveer Film Festivals); Winds of Silence (16Days16Films w/ UN Women, Geena Davis Institute, TimesUp); SŪNNA (CAPE Julia Gouw Grant Winner); Witness (InsideOut RE:Focus Winner, Islamic Scholarship Fund); Standing With Moms (Jury Winner for Women's Voices Now), Evan Ever After (Jury & Audience Winner of Florida Film Festival & Out On Film); and Being Gina (STARZ/Lionsgate/WRAP Top 3 Finalist).
World Premiere - Tasveer Film Festival - 2024
North American Premiere - Slamdance Film Festival - 2024
Cannes Lions Young Director Award - 2024
Slamdance Film Festival - 2024 - Slamdance Spirit Award
Tasveer Film Festival - 2024 - Audience Award for Best Narrative Short
Cannes Lions Young Director Award - Nominee (2x)
Signlight International - 2024 - Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
