A BOY WHO CANNOT SEE THE BEAUTY
Genre
Experimental
Running time
6 minutes
Year
2021
Language
English
Subtitle
English
Country
India
Director
Saurav Yadav
Bio
Producer
Saurav Yadav
Cast
Mayank Pal, Sangam Pal, Archana
Scriptwriter
Saurav Yadav
This vivid experimental film, brimming with influences from filmmakers ranging from Terrence Malick to Andrei Tarkovsky, wittily explores ideas of what is beautiful from the point of view of neurodivergent Indian filmmaker Saurav Yadav. A joyful, imaginative journey that plays with the idea that if you cannot see beauty, perhaps everything becomes beautiful. At moments it feels like an Indian Wes Anderson movie with its bright colours and witty asides that will delight audiences.
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