Private Project

Still Life

On a split screen two parallel and contrasting narratives unfold. The world of art and the realm of the everyday are integrally connected and yet hugely disparate. A pair of hands working relentlessly inside a home fade away; while a painting hanging quietly in a museum gains fame.

  • Lara Jaydha
    Director
  • Rahul Nadkarni
    Sound Design
  • RE:ANIMA European Joint Masters Programme
    Producer
  • Lara Jaydha
    Producer
  • Lara Jaydha
    Animator
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Poetic Documentary, Artistic
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, Finland, India, Portugal
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    2D digital animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - LUCA School of Arts, Aalto University, Lusofóna University
  • Tricky Women Tricky Realities, 2026

    Austria
    International
  • International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS), 2026

    Germany
  • Filmfest Dresden, 2026

    Germany
  • Athens Animfest, 2026

    Greece
  • AniMela Festival, 2026

    India
    ‘Honarable Mention’
  • Festa Mundial da Animação, 2025

    Portugal
    Honarable Mention
  • Animators Guild India Fest AGIF, 2025

    India
    National
  • IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival, 2026

    India
Director Biography - Lara Jaydha

Lara Jaydha is an animation filmmaker and visual artist from India. She completed her degree in Animation from Re:Anima European Joint Master program funded by the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship in 2025. She specialises in 2D animation, exploring digital and analogue techniques. Through her work she creates poetic expressions of everyday experiences.

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Director Statement

My film is a recognition and tribute to mundane moments and care work. By contrasting romanticized representation in ‘still lifeʼ paintings on one hand and ordinary reality in homes on the other, the film aims to bring forth unseen work and lives, which are often forgotten. Through this it explores the relationship between art and life, between fiction and documentary, raising questions of how ‘value’ is perceived in our society.