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Finding Light-ness

Maheen MIRZA

  • India
  • 2023
  • 6min
  • 12 +
  • DCP
  • color

Korean Premiere

Synopsis

A series of cinematography and lighting practical exercises reveal the underlying state of mind and emotions of a cinematography student while she grapples with the environment around her. As she navigates these moments, will the images she creates become an extension of her identity?

Director's Statement

This film is an intimate exploration of how technical exercises in cinematography, often seen as purely practical, can become deeply personal expressions of self. As a student, while I was going through the motions of learning, I began to realise that framing, lighting, and composition subtly mirrored an inner world, revealing emotions I had not yet articulated. The camera became my confidant, and the images took the form of a diary. Revisiting those quiet, everyday moments through this project helped me uncover how artistic expression emerges. This film is a personal journey that encapsulates the small, deliberate artistic choices we make—choices that reflect who we are. It is a meditation on creativity as survival, and on how the act of seeing is, ultimately, an act of being seen.

schedule

Code Time Theater Grade
A Room of Our Own 2 2025-08-24 | 13:30 - 14:24 MEGABOX Sinchon 7 PE
A Room of Our Own 1 + 2 2025-08-26 | 11:30 - 13:23 MEGABOX Sinchon 4

Director

  • Maheen MIRZA
    Maheen Mirza is a cinematographer dedicated to collective and independent filmmaking. She has collaborated with various organizations and social movements on political and educational issues, creating both fiction and documentary films across India. As a member of the Ektara Collective, she has contributed to the scripting and cinematography of Jaadui Machchi (2013) and Turup (2017), among others.

Credit

  • ProducerMaheen MIRZA, commissioned by A ROOM OF OUR OWN
  • Cast Maheen MIRZA, Madhu DHURVE, Narration - Rinchin
  • Screenwriter Maheen MIRZA
  • Cinematographer Narendra Singh PARDHI, Ayush THUDGAR
  • Editor Fareeda AM
  • Sound Bigyna Bhushan Dahal