Private Project

The Uninvited

A young woman throws a birthday party during the Covid-19 pandemic, some guests arrive. Did she invite them, or did they show up uninvited?

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic people have been pushed apart physically and as a result we have been in search of ways to stay connected to our friends and loved ones. Social media overloads, persistent phone calls, online weddings, online parties and what have you became the norm. However, we can all agree that none of these virtual interactions match up to the real deal. This film was borne out of this idea and seeks to shed light on the devastating effects that the pandemic has had on mental health.

  • Kaatyaayani Pandey
    Director
  • Alina Faiza Ali
    Director
  • Ann Afreen
    Director
  • Farheen Hashmi
    Director
  • Sajid Rizvi
    Director
  • Kaatyaayani Pandey
    Writer
  • Alina Faiza Ali
    Writer
  • Farheen Hashmi
    Writer
  • Sajid Rizvi
    Writer
  • Ann Afreen
    Writer
  • Himani Pant
    Writer
  • Himani Pant
    Key Cast
    "Kriti"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Thiller, Drama
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone 12
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - The A.J. Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
Director Biography - Kaatyaayani Pandey, Alina Faiza Ali, Ann Afreen, Farheen Hashmi, Sajid Rizvi

The five of us are currently students at the A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, India. Each of us come from different backgrounds and have different interests within the world of film but what binds us together is a shared love for finding and telling stories through the medium of film.

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Director Statement

The Uninvited was a story that was birthed during a casual conversation in our university's back lawn. During an unusually hectic week of assignments and submissions, we sat chatting, taking a break from it all. We knew we had to make a film for our mobile storytelling course but were tired of the documentary-style accounts that were trending. Some of us, ardent fans of Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island while others had a general interest in the thriller genre. This combined interest in playing with expectations and perceptions led to an animated discussion. The story came to us fully formed and in fact, not much changed from the day of conception until the day of shoot. Things were going fairly smoothly but we were scratching our heads, unable to find an apt title. We struggled with it for days until the birthday party of one of our own friends. As a joke, one friend said to the other "You're uninvited." to which a third friend replied, "That's it. That's the title." and thus The Uninvited was born.