Short film

SURA

2023 · 28 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a performer's wounded pride and wavering belief, where reality bends and nothing feels quite stable.

Overview: A once famous, obliviously religious Hindu Yakshagana artist loses the highly coveted role of a Hindu deity to a Catholic priest, forcing him to confront his alter ego and grapple with his dogmatic faith in a surreal and enigmatic world.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, satirical and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, faith, obsession, art
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
faith
obsession
art
betrayal
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none