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To leap is to risk, to brace is to hope, to forge ahead is to believe in what might come. These films explore the courage it takes to step into uncertainty, capturing the beauty of forward motion - even when the landing is unsure.
When Ayaan becomes a temporary caregiver for his grandmother, they find themselves adrift in the gulf of a language barrier. In the silence, specters of a colonial past shift how he sees strangers and himself.
- Year2025
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorShehrezad Maher
- ScreenwriterShehrezad Maher
- ProducerLindsay Blair Goeldner, Meetra Javed
- CinematographerDustin Lane
- EditorShehrezad Maher
To leap is to risk, to brace is to hope, to forge ahead is to believe in what might come. These films explore the courage it takes to step into uncertainty, capturing the beauty of forward motion - even when the landing is unsure.
When Ayaan becomes a temporary caregiver for his grandmother, they find themselves adrift in the gulf of a language barrier. In the silence, specters of a colonial past shift how he sees strangers and himself.
- Year2025
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorShehrezad Maher
- ScreenwriterShehrezad Maher
- ProducerLindsay Blair Goeldner, Meetra Javed
- CinematographerDustin Lane
- EditorShehrezad Maher
