A group of people living on the edge of society try to survive on the streets of New York City in the shadow of the World Trade Center in the early seventies. The film was shot between 1970-72 but went unreleased until 2008.
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50 people, children and adults, talk about their fears and doubts. What are you scared of?
Juxtaposing the east and west, Elisai is a south Indian story set in London. A dysphoric teenager, Elisai and her idealist mother, Amalie grieve the loss of Elisai’s grandfather. While Elisai suppresses her grief through isolation, Amalie focuses on getting through to her daughter. Despite Amalie’s implicit expressions of care, Elisai’s deteriorating state of mind dissects the importance of compassion. Shot in black and white, there are flavours of the past, present and future traversing throughout the film.
A woman’s meticulously organized routine gets upended when her home starts to unravel and reality starts to creep in.
