We Are Alive(2025)
A small fortune, a trans-queer punk band, a fleeting safe house of friends and lovers, and a freedom they had only ever dreamed of. But the voices of their murdered friends echo across the house. How does the band create music affirming love, life, joy, and anger? Can they put up a show in the memory of their fallen comrades, before time and money force them back into a disapproving world?
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 25 August 2025
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
Storyline
A trans-queer punk band uses a small fortune to create a temporary safe house with friends. They struggle to make music celebrating life and defiance while haunted by the loss of murdered friends. The band races to perform a memorial show before their money runs out and they must return to a hostile world.
“A band fights to play on, haunted by love and loss.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film's director, Sarthak Jaiswal, is a first-time feature filmmaker who previously worked on short documentaries about underground music scenes.
- The trans-queer punk band in the film is portrayed by real-life musicians from India's underground LGBTQ+ music community.
- The documentary was shot entirely on location in a single, actual house that served as a communal living space for artists.
- The film's soundtrack was recorded live during filming to capture the raw energy of the band's performances.
- It was funded partly through a crowdfunding campaign that highlighted its focus on queer narratives in Indian cinema.
- The movie's title, 'We Are Alive', is a direct lyric from one of the original protest songs created for the film.
- It premiered at a LGBTQ+ film festival in India before its wider release, focusing on community screenings.