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Surya, a teenage ragpicker, finds a camera on a huge garbage mountain in Delhi. The camera becomes her window to the untold stories of women surrounding her. The film walks the line between documentary and fiction and focuses on a community of garbage collectors who try to find their place in the world amidst garbage and scorching heat.
Short film / 20min
Director: Anna Hints
Screenwriters: Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash
Cinematographer: Karan Thapliyal
Production designer: Tiya Tejpal
Costume designer: Rajan Bhandari
Make-up designer: Dinesh Upadhyay
Editor: Marion Koppel
Sound designer: Gabriel Solis
Composer: Ann Reimann
Producers: Evelin Penttilä (EST), Johanna Maria Tamm (EST)
Co-producers: Emilie Dubois (FR), Anaïs Bertrand (FR), Pascaline Saillant (FR)
Companies: Stellar Film (Estonia), Insolence (France)
Sales Agent: Fløw Art Sales (France)
Baltic Pitching Forum
Baltic Producers Media Award (2021)
San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival
Student's Jury Award for Best Short Film (2024)
PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn, Estonia)
Winner of National Competition (2024)
Paris Courts Devan (Paris, France)
Official Competition Grand Prix (2025)
Student Jury Award (2025)
Indian Ocean International Film Festival FIFOI (Réunion Islands)
Best Short Film (2025)
Domini Special Award (2025)
Youth Jury Award (2025)
- Tampere Film Festival (Tampere, Finland) 2024
- Odense International Film Festival (Odense, Denmark) 2024
- Festival International d’éducation (France) 2024
- CinEast (Luxembourg) 2024
- Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition (Pittsburgh, USA) 2024
- New York Baltic Film Festival (New York, USA) 2024
- Baltic Film Days Paris (Paris, France) 2025
- Music et Cinéma (France) 2025
- Un Court Tournable (France) 2025
- Courtivore (France) 2025
- Red Line International Film Festival (Italy) 2025
- Valga Hot Shorts (Estonia) 2025
- Social Film Festival (various locations across France)