False Promises
False Promises, is a spoken-word film, which Varsha lent their poetry and voice to. Released on 29th Oct 2020, the film received a special mention and Certificate of Excellence at the 11th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2021 and was shortlisted at New York City Independent Film Festival 2021. The film has also been curated by Homegrown.
"I wrote this poem a year ago as an act of hope, a learning I would have liked to impart to my past-self, to perhaps, soften the blow of life’s turbulences and uncertainties; as a way to cope, and when Abhay Raha, asked me to share a piece with him to turn into a film, which was relevant to the times we were living in now, the ‘pandemic life’, this just popped up in my head. It seemed fitting, like the perfect reminder. A reminder of human resilience, of our undying instinct for survival, of hope that has got human kind this far, that "we won’t just let it all fall apart"." - Varsha
Director: Abhay Raha
Cinematographer: Malay Prakash
Poetry & Voice: Varsha Panikar
Editor: Ayesha Ninan
Hair Make up/Wardrobe design : @ladyatplay_bytarsha
HMU Goa: Neha Budge
Production: @shoheb95
Music: @kaizadsg
Sound Engineer: @carlnazareth
Equipment : @goatalkiesindia
Grade: @ch4studios @mitenudeshi @sumeetkamath
Cast: Harry Rymer , @roshan.cruz , @silveira_andy , @rhiya_shirwaiker , @aliensandbitches , Daina Dias.
Title design: @ridimakhandelwal , @shwetadas
Producers: Abhay Raha , @malay_prakash