28 Feb 2020
Black Lake
Aarya leaves her family in the city to pursue her passion for the arts. She is gifted a red scarf, and is haunted by a Churail; a demonic and malevolent South Asian Witch.
Elisai
A tale of compassion and healing in harmony.
Juxtaposing the east and west, Elisai is a south Indian story set in London. A dysphoric teenager, Elisai and her idealist mother, Amalie grieve the loss of Elisai’s grandfather. While Elisai suppresses her grief through isolation, Amalie focuses on getting through to her daughter. Despite Amalie’s implicit expressions of care, Elisai’s deteriorating state of mind dissects the importance of compassion. Shot in black and white, there are flavours of the past, present and future traversing throughout the film.
0h 18min
Top Billed Cast
Senora D'mello Elisai
Ann Palee Elisai
Murali Vidhyadharan Appa
Jesily Sebastian Amalie's mother
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