User:JBalaram/sandbox/Story of a beginning (Film)

= Story of a beginning (film) =

Story of a beginning is a 2020 hand drawn animation short film written and directed by Balaram J. The film is director's thesis project from the National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad. The film is presented by filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery. Story of a beginning had it's Indian premiere at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, 2020. The film tells the story of three kids going in search of the origin of their village stream. While one of the kids joins the journey out of curiosity, the other two embarks on it to prove their respective believes about the origin, which are told to them by their parents. The film traveled to international film festivals including the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival, 2020.

Synopsis
Aisha said it was the endless rain, Ambadi insisted it was the sea. In the course of their childish bickering, when the three kids set off to see the origin of their village stream, their difference in beliefs give the journey a surprising turn.