Pheromones
We love and we get hurt
and we love and we get hurt
and we love and we get hurt.
I forget.
The pain ends
but it changes me a little bit every time.
And I do it all over again.
Stuck
in a loop.
Pheromones is an experimental film and director's attempt to understand heartbreak.
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Mansi MaheshwariDirector
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Mansi MaheshwariWriter
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Lauren WynterEditor
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Alex FaingoldSound Designer
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
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Runtime:1 minute
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Completion Date:October 31, 2022
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - National Film and Television School
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
I grew up in a small town near New Delhi, India. For as long as I can remember, people have been asking me, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” and I always had an answer for them. Suddenly they stopped asking and I realised, I had grown up, at least according to them. When they stopped asking , I actually started thinking. What did I want to be? A detective, a pop star, a teacher, an archaeologist or maybe even a wife (joking). I couldn’t choose. I wanted to do it all. So I decided to be a filmmaker. It gave me the superpower of being everything one at a time.
I studied knitwear design at National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi. Then covid hugged all of us and in its warm embrace I made 13 animated films ranging from 5seconds to 20 minutes. I started my MA in Directing Animation at National Film and Television School in 2022. And I'll update this as more things happen.