In development
Malayalam · 24 min
Monsoon Manual
Shooting early 2027A rain-soaked bus stop, two former lovers, and a timetable that refuses to keep its promises.
The slate · 2021—2024
The films.
5 short films, 4 years, 5 languages. Each one made with a small crew and a long conversation. 3 more currently in the works.
Fiction · 12–22 minutes · India
In-house shorts
05
Festival selections
20
Awards & mentions
09
Festival selections include MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, Dharamshala International Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, IFFLA Los Angeles, Busan International Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
Selected work
Seen at festivals. Made for rooms.
Filter by language, or wander through the full slate. Every film has a page with credits, notes and screening history.
05 films · all languages
Micro Lens Films presents2024
On the circuit
The Last Matinee
Malayalam · 18 min · 2024
A film by Aisha Menon
Malayalam · 18 min · On the circuit
On the last night of a single-screen theatre in Kochi, an ageing projectionist and a schoolgirl trade memories for one final show.
Micro Lens Films presents2023
Saltwater
Tamil · 22 min · 2023
A film by Aisha Menon
Tamil · 22 min · Archived
A fisherman's widow in Nagapattinam learns that the sea has returned something it took thirty years ago.
Micro Lens Films presents2023
On the circuit
A Small Sun
Hindi · 15 min · 2023
A film by Rohan Kulkarni
Hindi · 15 min · On the circuit
In a one-room chawl in Mumbai, a father and daughter rehearse a school play that neither of them can attend.
Micro Lens Films presents2022
Departure Lounge
English / Malayalam · 12 min · 2022
A film by Aisha Menon
English / Malayalam · 12 min · Archived
Two strangers stuck overnight at Kochi airport agree to tell each other only the truth, until sunrise.
Micro Lens Films presents2021
The Weight of Mangoes
Marathi · 19 min · 2021
A film by Rohan Kulkarni
Marathi · 19 min · Archived
Every summer, a widowed fruit seller in Ratnagiri counts what the trees give her — and what the town takes back.
In the works
Not ready to show.
Ready to talk about.
Three films currently between a first draft and a final mix. If one of them is your kind of trouble, write to us.
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Hindi / Marathi · 17 min
Sugar & Salt
Picture lock · soundA father who runs a sweet shop and a daughter who has stopped eating sugar spend one Diwali negotiating the family recipe.
In development
Konkani · 21 min
The Coastal Road
Second draftA night lorry driver on the Konkan coast picks up a passenger who knows the way home better than he does.