Sour Candy
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2024
Nishi Dugar / India / 2024 / 21 min / Colour / Unknown / In Hindi, Marwari / Arabic, English subtitles
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Rated: 
Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Dates And Timings
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Fri, Nov 22 - 6:00 PM
Vox Cinemas, Doha Festival City, Theatre 9- Fee: 30 QAR
Description
Guddal, an imaginative 5-year-old, lives a carefree life with her siblings in their ancestral home. Surrounded by love and playfulness, her world is simple and joyful. However, a sudden, unsettling event brings unfamiliar guests into their home, altering the harmony she once knew. As Guddal navigates these changes, her understanding of family and life begins to evolve. ‘Sour Candy’ is a poignant exploration of childhood innocence, capturing the emotional complexities of loss, confusion, and growth.
Director
Nishi Dugar
Nishi Dugar is a filmmaker and cinematographer from Jaipur, India. She studied Cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia from Saint Xavier's College, Kolkata. A member of the Indian Women Cinematographer’s Collective, Nishi has been fascinated by films since childhood. She began exploring photography and cinema with a desire to tell stories that capture the intimate and delicate facets of human relationships. ‘Sour Candy’ is her debut short film, through which she returns to her roots in Rajasthan.
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Nishi Dugar
- Producer
- Nishi Dugar, Kush Patel, Anirudh Chordia
- Cinematographer
- Ashwin Ameri
- Editor
- Pavan Theurkar
- Music
- Dawn Vincent
- Cast
- Veda Agrawal Lavya Jain Manav Hinduja