Hide & Seek

Hide & Seek is a poetic exploration of a girl's struggle to navigate the in-between spaces of her multicultural identity.

  • Anuka Sethi
    Director
  • Anuka Sethi
    Writer
  • Saniya Jaffer
    Writer
  • Izzie Nadah
    Producer
  • Maya Moravec
    Producer
  • Anuka Sethi
    Key Cast
  • Geetika Kumar
    Director of Photography
  • Mohini Adkar
    AD 1
  • Orla Bordeaux
    AD 2
  • Jocelyn Landes
    Costumes
  • Delaney Teehan
    Costumes
  • Daviana Angelo
    Editor
  • Jordan Bernstein
    Sound Mixer
  • Nitya Patlola
    Composer
  • Sabrina Wan
    Composer
  • Lavanya Aggarwal
    Production Designer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Short, Multi-cultural, autobiography, Memoir
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 53 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - New York University
  • London Indian Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    London Premiere
    Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition
  • DC South Asian Film Festival
    Washington DC
    United States
    North American premiere
    Best Short Film nominee
  • Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    Audience Award for Best Short Documentary
  • New York Indie Shorts Awards
    New York
    United States
  • Cannes Indie Shorts Awards
    Cannes
    France
Director Biography - Anuka Sethi

Anuka Sethi is an India-born, Dubai-raised, and New York City-based actor, writer, producer & model. She is a multi-hyphenate artist and recent grad from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with training from Playwrights Horizons Theatre School and Stonestreet Studios. Since she grew up a TCK (third culture kid), Anuka has used her art as a way to connect with her roots and is passionate about creating work and space for South Asian artists.

​Recent acting credits include GIRLHOOD (Columbia MFA Playwriting), immersive musical Love Around The Block (by Dave Malloy for Hermès) and award-winning short film Hide & Seek (premiered at the London Indian Film Festival as part of the prestigious Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition in June 2022). She is also a proud Nine Muses Lab alumni where she worked directly under founder Bryce Dallas Howard. As a producer, she has worked with Live & In Color, Boomerang Theatre, Dixon Place & The Brick. Currently, she is playing the role of Brandi in Jenny Rachel Weiner's Horse Girls in new theatre company, Homemade Jean Shorts' debut production!

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