Salt and Sugar begins with a memory. A comment from her mother about her dark skin reveals to Hema the impossible gap between who she is and who society demands her to be. This intimate story speaks of the complexities of Indian culture, through classical Indian dance, contemporary movement and spoken word.
Cinedans FEST, Netherlands, Short Docs Official Selection, 2022.
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2022.
Dharamshala International Film Festival, 2022.
Indian Documentary Film Festival of Bhubaneswar, 2022.
NOWNESS China, 2023. Curated Section – ‘Move a Movie’.
SiGNS, 2023.
Dance on Screen, Zurich, 2024.