Short film

Sekar

2018 · 30 min

A quiet, tactile short that unfolds through touch and craft, slow and tender, asking you to feel the world rather than see it.

Overview: Sekar is a blind woman who makes her mother's batik her whole world. Until Sekar met a silversmith who made batik motifs for her. The man brought batik to life in another way.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, art, isolation, love
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
art
isolation
love
family
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild