Aamer [Shorts Session 4]
This film is a creative interpretation on the theme of NOISE.
It follows the life of Aamer, a 10 year old hearing impaired boy who lives on the streets of Mumbai. Although his world is devoid of sound, he has a romance with the colours, textures and moods of his city. Both he and his mother save every penny they earn from selling flowers at a traffic signal, to buy him a hearing aid. When they finally succeed in acquiring one, Aamer hears sound for the first time in his life. A whole new world opens up to him as he explores the city by night.
But, come morning, this new ability to hear changes his beloved city forever. With the onslaught of noise into his previously peaceful life, he is left feeling disoriented, shocked, scared. Aamer begins to see that the world is not what he thought it was.
This young child suddenly has a profound decision to make – is a peaceful life of silence better or a cacophonous life of hearing?
The entire film is heard through Aamer’s perspective. Supported by a subtle soundtrack, with almost no dialogue the film is a visual journey through the elements of sound and silence in the relentless city of Mumbai.
It is being presented by Zoya Akhtar, who is a renowned Indian filmmaker known for films like ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)’ and ‘Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)’.