Project Detail

Abracadabra

Synopsis

On a school bus ride home, 12 year-old Agastya is left adrift when his best friend Naman, chooses to sit elsewhere. A small shift quickly spirals into a quiet storm of identity, guilt and longing. As the journey unfolds through chaos and childhood games, a playful magic trick leads Agastya to confront unspoken emotions and the pressure to fit in.
Set entirely during one afternoon, a tender story about friendship, identity, and the invisible ways children absorb the world’s expectations; on a bus that moves forward, even when they’re not ready to.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Generation Kplus - World premiere

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 19 min 37 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Amay Mehrishi
Producer: Amay Mehrishi, Dhruv Singh
Editor: Ananyaa Gupta
Screenwriter: Amay Mehrishi
Director of Photography: Aditya Sharma
Production Designer: Hartagna Pandya
Sound: Mriganka Goswami
Composer: Oliviero Forni
Principal cast: Advay Pradhan, Arsh Victor Suri

Genre

Children’s Drama LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

London Film School

Ginette Harold
39-41 Parker St
London
WC2B 5PQ

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