Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: English

Genre: Psychological Drama, Experimental
Running Time: 12 minutes
Year of production: 2024

SYNOPSIS

A grieving woman enters a psychiatric hospital after her lover’s disappearance. Within its sterile walls, she drifts between memory and delusion, haunted by loss and the fragile echo of her former self. Alma is a lyrical meditation on grief, sanity, and the longing to be heard in a world that pathologizes feeling.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Never Cursed Films / Supported by MurthyNayak Foundation, INK Global Foundation, INK Fellows Program, VR Ferose

CAST

Arshhia Chawla, Vipin Kumar

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Chandan Savio Gomes
Screenwriter: Chandan Savio Gomes
Dialogue: Richa Sharma, Chandan Savio Gomes
Psychiatrist’s Monologue & Voice Over: Dr. Shwetank Bansal
Additional Voice Overs: Richa Sharma, Maria Jalil, Chetan Joshi, Aditi Chauhan, Anmol Bhambra
Producer: As mentioned above
Director of Photography: Aslam K. Purayil
Editor: Rajan Singh
Art Director: Avichal Singh
Music: Manas Mishra
Sound Design: Padmanabhan
Casting Director & Acting Coach: Munish Sharma
Assistant Directors: Aayush Chaturvedi, Nitish Karn, Nitin Joshi, Pranav Kapoor
Colourist: Pradeep Gosain

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Psychological Drama / Experimental
Sub-genre: Poetic Drama / Mental Health
Language: English
Country of Origin: India
Year of Production: 2024
Total Running Time: 12 minutes
Shooting Format: Digital
Color Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound Format: Stereo

AWARDS

Best International Short Film (Experimental) — Multicultural Mental Health Film Festival, Australia
Best Indian Short Film & Best Experimental Film — Indian Independent Film Festival
Award Winner — Tamizhagam International Film Festival, India
Award Winner — Kollywood International Film Festival, India
Award Winner — Crown Wood International Film Festival, India
Award Winner — Indian Independent Film Festival, India
Honourable Mention — Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (AIMAFF), Greece

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Always Late TV Movie Awards — USA (Finalist, 2025)
Third Culture Film Festival — New Zealand (Finalist, 2025)
Kalakari Film Festival — India (Finalist, 2025)
WAVES SUMMIT — India (Viewing Room Official Selection, 2025)