After So Long

2022 • Directed by

Varsha Panikar

Music, Family

A non-binary BIPOC musician pays homage to their roots in this queer south-Asian short.

“After So Long // बरसों बाद” is a visual poetry set in Mumbai (India) and voiced by Simha and their parents to symbolise their connection with each other; a walkabout through time and memories. Directed by Varsha Panikar, the film takes inspiration from vintage-home-movie culture to create a contemplative and nostalgic vignette of an artist’s spiritual journey out of the darkness and into the light.