A dystopian tropical fairy tale unsettling gender and class hierarchies - HUM हम (We/Us)

HUM हम (We/Us) commences amidst a fever dream on a particularly stifling afternoon. A modern-day Cinderella toils endlessly, exposing the tedious labour that maintains the grandeur of the space within which she is trapped. Tragedy and despair follow as this Cinderella is brutally rejected from the hallowed inner halls by its gatekeepers - the latter present themselves as spiritually (and materially) superior. Indian director Ashim Ahluwalia (Future East) and designer Shilpa Chavan (Founder, Little Shilpa) joined forces for a dark yet exuberant fashion film that turns sociocultural conventions of beauty, desire, and sophistication on their head. From the nightmare’s shadows, glorious figures emerge as if to exact revenge, disrupting the stale splendour at a typical heterosexual wedding party. In the aftermath, contradictory energies coalesce in a riotous, maximalist rave. Nothing is the same ever again... Continue Reading: https://www.nowness.asia/story/hum-weus _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://www.nowness.asia Behind the scenes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nownessasia Like NOWNESS ASIA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nownessasia Follow NOWNESS ASIA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nownessasia Staff Picks on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/nowness