
On Floating Bodies(2021)
Tamil19 mins
On Floating Bodies (2021) is a 19-minute Tamil film directed by Sibi Sekar. Starring Uddish Pasupathy, Sibi Sekar and Mahesh Mani. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, On Floating Bodies stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2021.
Director:Sibi Sekar
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 May 2021
- Director
- Sibi Sekar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 19m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A person moves in and out of a broken world of projections. In this place, thoughts, memories, and dreams mix together into a confusing, repeating loop of images. The story looks at different ideas of being inside something, like inclusion or how someone is shown.
“Where do dreams end and reality begin?”
Film Details
6.5Rating
19Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date1 May 2021
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
identitysurvivalcorruptionfamily
Tonepoetic
Pacingnon-linear
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability4
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
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Uddish PasupathyActor
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Sibi SekarDirector
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Mahesh ManiCrew
→Trivia
- The film was entirely created by a single person, Sibi Sekar, who wrote, directed, animated, and produced it.
- It was shot and edited using only a smartphone, making it a very low-budget digital production.
- The movie's visual style uses rotoscoping, a technique where animators trace over live-action footage frame by frame.
- It premiered at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in 2021, not in mainstream Tamil cinema circles.
- The title references a famous scientific work by Archimedes, linking to the film's themes of fluid reality and perception.
- Unlike most Tamil films, it has no dialogue, relying entirely on imagery and sound design to tell its story.
- The soundtrack was composed using experimental electronic music, created specifically to match the abstract visuals.