Red Balloon and a Peacock's Feather

When the past is lost, even a stranger can feel like home.

On his daughter’s birthday, Das chooses not to return home. Instead, he visits Yakob—an elderly man slowly losing his memory. Introducing himself as Yakob’s long-lost son, Yusuf, Das spends the day with him, carefully nurturing conversations and reliving borrowed memories. As they walk, talk, and share quiet moments, a fragile bond begins to form—tender, unexpected, and deeply human.

Directed by Vinayak Divakaran