Field notes · 2026
Notes from
behind the lens.
Brief observations on the edit, the set, and the small decisions that make a short film hold together.
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12 August 20262 min readArjun Das
Why we still cut on a Sunday
The edit is the only part of filmmaking that rewards being unhurried. A note on empty rooms and the cut you find at 4 p.m.
2 July 20262 min readAisha Menon
A short film is not a smaller feature
The runtime is not the form. On the specific grammar of the short, and why we stop at eighteen minutes.
18 March 20262 min readMeera Iyer
Notes from a festival queue
What we learnt standing in line at MAMI and Dharamshala — about audiences, subtitles, and the films people describe to strangers.
9 January 20262 min readRohan Kulkarni
The budget is part of the story
Constraints are not obstacles to the film. They are the film's materials. A practical note on making short fiction in India.
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