Home(2024)
Hindi11 mins
Home is an animated chronicle based on the lucid memories of the filmmaker’s 90 year-old-mother, Sheela Sabnani, who remembers and misses her two homes, her two fathers, her sewing machine, and the radio that were separated after the partition of India in 1947.
Director:Nina Sabnani
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 7 November 2024
- Director
- Nina Sabnani
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 11m
Storyline
An elderly woman looks back on her childhood. She fondly recalls her two homes and two fathers, along with her sewing machine and radio. These cherished parts of her life were lost after the 1947 partition of India.
“A home divided, a heart that remembers.”
Film Details
11Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date7 November 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
familyidentitysurvivallove
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
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Snigdha KarmaheActor
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Nina SabnaniDirector
→Trivia
- The film is based on the director's mother's real memories of Partition.
- It uses a mix of 2D animation and cut-paper collage style.
- The story focuses on objects like a sewing machine and a radio.
- It was produced by the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad.
- The film is a short animation, running about 15 minutes long.
- It premiered at international film festivals before its 2024 release in India.
- The director, Nina Sabnani, is also a noted illustrator and researcher.