Chasing the Rainbow
Shweta Rai / A Room of Our Own / India / English, Hindi, Nepali / 9 minutes / 2024
7th March 2025 | 11:00 AM | Conference Hall
A deeply personal exploration of connections and alienation, ‘Chasing the Rainbow’ is set against the backdrop of life at the Film & Television Institute of India. The non-fiction short, weaves together themes of love, friendship, loss, and the politics of imagery as the filmmaker engages with her lover through intimate SMS/google chat exchanges. It captures moments of bonding with friends from home while navigating the unfamiliar, the pain of losing a dear friend, the film reflects upon self-discovery and the fragments of roots we carry with us.
Duration: 8mins 26 secs
Cast and crew:
Direction, Camera, Edit: Shweta Rai
Sound: Gautam Nair
Additional Camera: Ankita Sharma
Stills: Friends from FTII
Details of submitter –
Role: Director, Editor, Cinematographer
shweta4all@gmail.com | 8956592534
Director’s Bio: Shweta Rai, an FTII film editing graduate, excels in documentaries and fiction. Mentored by Kamal Swaroop, she edited acclaimed works like Battle of Banaras and Aamis. Inspired by masters like Tarkovsky and Tarantino, her work reflects a deep dedication to storytelling. Beyond cinema, she enjoys film festivals and experimenting in the kitchen.
