Hello Guyzz!

It was during the pandemic, I spent a lot of time at home and on the internet that led me to observe how women from different class and social backgrounds are using the social media sites like TikTok and Instagram to carve their own personal space even though it was a public platform. At my own home too, I observed how social media platforms became a companion for all the women at my house because they were able to see women like themselves sharing recipes, experiences and their normal days on these platforms. These women looked like them, talked like them and had issues similar to their own which sort of transferred into unsaid camaraderie. This was something that really intrigued me into making a documentary covering this and that is how i met Sumita in Kolkata. In order to understand her life, I became her manager for one month and got several insight which led us to build the narrative around the film. Social media and it’s trends are here to stay but not very often do we read about the social and cultural changes this is leading to. My film is an attempt into doing that- that basic necessity is not just food, water and shelter. It is food, water, shelter and a phone with data pack.