In a remote part of the Indian Himalayas, aging couple Padam and Tulsi find their world beginning to erode. Their once lively village is now desolate as more and more families migrate to the cities, leaving the couple to wonder if there will be anyone left to carry out their last rites when their time finally comes. With little hope left, the couple begin to feel themselves wither away beside their beloved village, turning to their childlike bickering as a source of fleeting distraction. One day, to their surprise, Padam and Tulsi receive a letter from their son - a son who they have not heard from in over 30 years. Through this unexpected beacon of hope, their lives change overnight as their once estranged son unwittingly provides them with the will to live on.
Vinod Kapri ( born 15th August 1972 ) is an author , and award-winning filmmaker. He won the prestigious national award for the film “Can't Take This Shit Anymore in 2014. He made his feature debut with "Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho" (2015) - a socio-legal satire that received extensive critical acclaim. His second feature film "Pihu", released globally in 2018 has been widely appreciated in prestigious international film festivals, streaming on Netflix. Pihu was the opening film of IFFI Goa 2017. His powerful documentary film "1232 kms" ( streaming on Disney Hotstar ) about the heartbreaking journey of migrant workers during the first covid lockdown earned tremendous critical acclaim and won a national award. Pyre is his latest ,premiered at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in the Official Competition section and won the best film PO?FF Audience Award.
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and
short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres.
