‘Who Are You, Nanu?’
After her Nanu's (meaning 'grandfather' in Hindi) ceremonial cremation brings her to the Holy Ganges River in India for the first time, nine year-old oddball Isha befriends the phantom of her Nanu’s own rambunctious nine year-old self and discovers the journey after death.
Narrative Short (15m)
Director: Anjini Taneja Azhar
Countries: USA, India, Belgium
World Premiere: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (in-competition) - May 4th 2025
Language(s): English, Hindi
Screenwriter(s): Anjini Taneja Azhar
Producer(s): Suchitra Pillai, Sudhir Sherigar, Anjini Taneja Azhar
Companies: A Drink Before the War, Shore Scripts, British Airways, Trifilm Productions, Mantapa Productions
UPCOMING SCREENINGS:
iSAFF Canada - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in-competition)
Date: SEPTEMBER 28th 2025 - CLOSING NIGHT
Location: Landmark Theatre Guildford, SurreySan Jose Int’l Short Film Festival - San Jose, California USA (Oscar Qualifying, in-competition)
Date: OCTOBER 18th 2025
Location: Cinemark CinéArts Santana RowMUMBA Int’l Film Festival - Pune, India (in-competition)
Date: SEPTEMBER 24th 2025
Location: National Film Archive of IndiaBushwick Film Festival - Brooklyn, NYC, New York, USA (in-competition)
Date: OCTOBER 5th 2025
PAST SCREENINGS:
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Oscar Qualifying) - Los Angeles, CA
Date: MAY 4th 2025
Location: AMC Atlantic Times Square 14Woods Hole Film Festival - Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA (in-competition)
Date: JULY 27th 2025
Location: CLAPP AUDITORIUM
PRESS, AWARDS, & REVIEWS:
INDIE SHORTS MAGAZINE - 5/5 stars
ONEFILMFAN (Review) - 5/5 stars
‘SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR’ (Award) - Short Films Matter
‘GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER’ (Award) - Shore Scripts
