Short

On the morning of her wedding, Mona, a British-Indian woman embraced by her progressive Hindu parents, grapples with the hasty push towards matrimony, sparking a transformative journey of introspection to understand her own desires beyond the acceptance of her sexuality.

Written by afshan d’souza lodhi
Directed by Gitika Buttoo
Funded by the BFI Short Film Fund

Cast includes Nisha Emich, Ayesha Dharker, Dylan Morris and Shobna Gulati.

Festival Selections:
Bolton International Film Festival 2024
Performance Short Film Competition 2024
Manchester Film Festival 2025
BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Festival 2025
Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025
Indian Film Festival UK @ BFI Southbank, London and MAC, Birmingham 2025
Lytham International Film Festival 2025
One Fluid Night 2025
London Indian Too Desi Too Queer Film Festival 2025
Pink Panorama Festival 2025
Letters To Our Mothers at Factory International Manchester 2026
Mardi Gras Film Festival by Queer Screen in Sydney, Australia 2026

Awards:
Bolton International Film Festival 2024 – Made Up North (Nominee)
Performance Short Film Competition 2024 – Best Drama Short (Nominee)
One Fluid Night 2025 – Best Performance for Nisha Emich (Winner),
Best Cinematography for Samira Oberberg (Nominee) and Best Short Film (Nominee)