Rimi

13min  |  Hindi, English  |  Drama

Rimi, an Indian housewife, feels trapped in the roles of a mother and wife, bound by domesticity. After years of entanglement, everything comes crashing down on a rainy day when she meets Riya, a free-spirited woman whose beauty and magnetism stir a deep longing in her. Rimi realizes she has sidelined her dreams for her family. As an awakening unfolds, she stands at a crossroads—torn between the life she has known and the liberation she now craves.
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Synopsis

Rimi, an Indian housewife, feels trapped in the roles of a mother and wife, bound by domesticity. After years of entanglement, everything comes crashing down on a rainy day when she meets Riya, a free-spirited woman whose beauty and magnetism stir a deep longing in her. Rimi realizes she has sidelined her dreams for her family. As an awakening unfolds, she stands at a crossroads—torn between the life she has known and the liberation she now craves.

Filmmaker Bio

Nischhal Sharma

Nischhal Sharma

Writer/Director

Nischhal, a met film school, london ma in film direction graduate, is a hyderabad-based writer, director, and producer. Co-founder of cinelok, she crafts socially realistic narratives. Her short rimi has premiered at iffsa, iff stuttgart, idsffk.

Credits

director: Nischhal Sharma

writer: Nischhal Sharma

producer: Anany Khare, Anil Sharma, Pooja Parekh

cast: Deepa Kiran, Maansi K, Rushali Sharma, Ritvik Singh, Sasidhar Kocharlakota

Sound Designer: Raghav Ramesh

Music Composer: Anshuman Sharma

Editor: Vaishnavi Krishnan

Costume Designer: Durva Pawaskar

Director of Photography: Anany Khare

Screenplay: Nischhal Sharma, Anany Khare

Production Designer: Nishanth Palan

Sound Recordist: Jyothi Swaroop

Gaffer: AJ Aaron

Visual Effects: Kartik Sadvij

Chief Ad: Dhanvignesh Aamuri

1st Ad: Akash Subramanian

Script Supervisor: Kashmira Sant

Hair and Make-Up: Prerna Kolluri

Costume Assitant: Prerna Kolluri

Storyboard Artist: Nishanth Palan

Foley Artist: Anand

Foley Recordist: Hari Prasad

Focus Puller: Venkatesh Bijili, Sai Gopal

Best Boys: Bangaru Naidu, A Naresh

Boom Operators: Pathan Basha, Sai

Crowdfunding Partner: Milaap