Shorts & Mid-length · Filmmaker Q&A
The Mirage of a Dream Mareechika
Directed by Kalyani B
Screens as part of Programme 9: Shared Spaces.
Screening at DIFF 2026
Fri30
to Friday 30 Oct · PictureTime 1
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- Runtime
- 14 min
- Year
- 2026
- Country
- India
- Language
- English, Malayalam
- Subtitles
- English
Synopsis
Returning to Kerala after her grandmother’s death, filmmaker Aami remembers a childhood story narrated by her grandmother about a girl whose dream is stolen. Exploring the house, she uncovers the woman her grandmother was before family life, blending memory and myth.
Director
Kalyani BKalyani B is an animator, illustrator, and NID Ahmedabad graduate. Her graduation short Mareechika premiered at Annecy 2026 and has screened at Seoul Indie-Anifest, Taichung International Animation Festival, and IDSFFK.Cast and crew
- Producer
- Kalyani B
- Writer
- Kalyani B
- Cinematographer
- Kalyani B
- Editor
- Kalyani B
- Sound
- Vishnu P, Vaishnav Thankappan, Anjith A T, Pushpa, Noel John
- Music
- Angel Joshie
- Cast
- KPAC Leela, Ganga Anju Haneesh, Jayanthi K S, Thomas Mathew
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