'Sad Letters...': Indian drama to premiere at Busan Film Festival
Indian filmmaker Nidhi Saxena's debut directorial venture, Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman, is set to have its world premiere at the 29th Busan International Film Festival in October. The film will be screened in the "A Window on Asian Cinema" section. The festival has released the first trailer and poster for the film, which delves into themes of memory, trauma, and unfulfilled lives.
A tale of memory and trauma
Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman is set in a crumbling ancestral home and follows the story of Nidhi, a middle-aged woman, and her elderly mother Meera. The two women are navigating their way through deep-seated trauma and unfulfilled lives. The film's trailer provides a glimpse into this poignant world where memory and reality are intertwined.
'I hope the film speaks to women carrying this silence'
Describing the project as deeply personal, Saxena told Variety, "It feels as if I've laid down all my defenses, standing bare, exposed before the world, consciously choosing to embrace both vulnerability and courage." She added that the trailer and poster capture the suffocating loneliness and feeling of being trapped. "In India, so many women carry this silence, and I hope the film speaks to them in ways that feel intimate and true," she said.
Film's production team includes award-winning Sri Lankan filmmaker
Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman is produced by Nila Madhab Panda, Ajender Chawla, and award-winning Sri Lankan filmmaker Vimukthi Jayasundara. Jayasundara won the Camera d'Or at Cannes for The Forsaken Land. He praised the film's daring approach, saying, "Bringing 'Sad Letters by an Imaginary Woman' to life has been a fantastic journey, with every frame filled with embracing boldness and experimentation."
