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A girl’s journey through her memory lane accompanied by her favorite things.
Made as part of the Cardinal Studios' 48 hour film festival

  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Director
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Writer
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Producer
  • Maya Palem
    Key Cast
  • Waves and PiXels Films
    Banner
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Camera
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Editor
  • Maya Palem
    Production Assistance
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 18, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sai Kesavamatham

I have always been drawn to the art of story telling. My first memories are of me narrating stories to friends and family as a five year old kid, growing up in the by-lanes of a small town in rural India. I grew up watching neighborhood theater artists perform live and remember being in awe of the playwrights and with the whole craft of theater production. This gradually turned into a passion of film making, with me devouring tons of books on the craft and watching gazillion movies from all corners of the world. While I could not make it my profession, due to missed opportunities, I have never lost love for films and film making.

Finally, in 2018, I decided to take a plunge and turn my dormant knowledge into a tangible product. I gathered a group of friends and family and shot my first short film in 3 days with a crew of 3. Since then, I created multiple short films of various lengths with various friends and colleagues who were kind enough to indulge me in my efforts.

I revel in all aspects of film making and most of my films have me donning multiple hats - writing, editing, VFX, camera and of course my favorite part - the direction. More recently, I have been dabbling in music as well and thoroughly enjoying it.
You can check my work by following the youtube link under my profile. More films in the pipeline.

Enjoy the world of cinema.

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Director Statement

This is my second short film, made for first ever 48 hour film festival run by Stanford University Cardinal studio.

I wanted to show the emotions of a girl going through the park and thinking about her memories with her father. And in the end I linked to the immigration issues just started happening in the country after the election of a new President.

I did not plan any dialogues as I just started making short films and did not have a crew or the setup. The entire film was shot free style.