Short film

In the Shade of Strands

2025 · 20 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with a boy's quiet defiance and the grief and faith pressing in around him.

Directed by: Jasmeet Singh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Akashdeep Singh, Saud Para, Maninder Singh

Overview: A rift forms between Goldy, a Sikh teenager, and his family when he announces that he wants to cut off his hair, an act forbidden by the tenets of their faith.

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Directed by: Jasmeet Singh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Akashdeep Singh, Saud Para, Maninder Singh

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
faith
grief
rebellion
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jasmeet Singh
Written by: Jasmeet Singh
Starring: Akashdeep Singh, Saud Para, Maninder Singh, Aishwarya Kale
Music: Bhushan Kumar
Runtime: 20 min
Country: India
Languages: Hindi, Punjabi

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