Nidhi Saxena, an emerging Indian filmmaker, is set to make her directorial debut with “Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman,” which has just released its first trailer and poster ahead of its world premiere at the 29th Busan International Film Festival this October. The film will be featured in the festival’s “A Window on Asian Cinema” section.
The trailer provides a poignant glimpse into a narrative where memory and reality converge. The story unfolds in a decaying ancestral home, focusing on Nidhi, a middle-aged woman, and her aging mother, Meera, as they confront profound trauma and unfulfilled aspirations.
Saxena describes the film as a deeply personal endeavor. “It feels as if I’ve laid down all my defenses, standing bare and exposed before the world, consciously choosing to embrace both vulnerability and courage,” she shared. “The trailer and poster encapsulate the suffocating loneliness and sense of entrapment that resonate throughout this story. It explores women who are bound by memory and lost in the past. In India, many women carry this silence, and I hope the film speaks to them in ways that feel intimate and true.”
The film is produced by Nila Madhab Panda, Ajender Chawla, and Sri Lanka’s Vimukthi Jayasundara, who gained acclaim for winning the Caméra d’Or at Cannes for “The Forsaken Land.” Jayasundara commended the film’s bold artistic direction: “Bringing ‘Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman’ to life has been a fantastic journey, with each frame embodying boldness and experimentation. This is the kind of pure, uncompromising cinema I advocate for. It challenges norms and dares to be different. While not an easy path, that’s what makes this experience so exhilarating. I am proud to support such a unique and powerful story.”
The Busan International Film Festival will run from October 2 to 11 in Busan, South Korea.
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