Indian filmmaker Nidhi Saxena’s directorial debut “Unhappy Letters of an Imaginary Lady” has revealed a trailer and poster ahead of its world premiere at the 29th Busan International Movie Competition in October. The film will screen in the “A Window on Asian Cinema” section.
The trailer offers a glimpse into a poignant world where reminiscence and reality intertwine. Set in a dilapidated ancestral abode, the film follows Nidhi, a middle-aged girl, and her elderly mother, Meera, as they grapple with deep-rooted trauma and unfulfilled lives.
Saxena, who previously received the Busan Asian Film Fund in the post-production class, describes the endeavor as deeply private. “It feels like I let go of all my defenses, standing naked, exposed to the world, consciously choosing to embrace every vulnerability and courage,” she said. “The trailer and poster capture the suffocating loneliness and feeling of being trapped — echoes running through the heart of this story. It’s about women trapped by memory, lost in the past. In India, many women carry this silence, and I hope the film speaks to them in ways that feel intimate and true.”
The film is produced by Sri Lankan Nila Madhab Panda, Ajender Chawla and Vimukthi Jayasundara, who won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes for “The Forsaken Land”. Jayasundara praised the bold strategy of the venture: “Bringing ‘Unhappy Letters by an Imaginary Lady’ to life has been an unlikely journey, with every body filled with boldness and experimentation. It is deeply private and the kind of pure, uncompromising cinema that I stand for. This is what I call ‘pure cinema’, challenging the norms and daring to be completely different. It is not an easy path, but that is what makes this experience so exciting. I am proud to support such a fresh and powerful story.”
The Busan World Film Competition takes place in Busan, South Korea, from October 2 to 11.
Watch the trailer here:
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