The Blind well (2017)
Inside a small roadside salon, three men mock a newspaper photo of a fair-skinned groom who has married a dark-skinned bride. Their laughter is cruel, their views shallow. At that moment, a young man with dark skin walks in. Offended by their remarks, he challenges their narrow ideas and sparks a heated debate. What begins as casual gossip soon turns into a clash of perspectives on beauty, prejudice, and identity. The title “Pottakkinar”—literally “The Frog in the Well”—is borrowed from a Chinese idiom that describes a person too narrow-minded to see the vastness of the world. This intimate, single-location short film is a raw and unbiased reflection on racism and the everyday ignorance that feeds it.
Director:
Vinesh Viswanath
Writer:
Vinesh Viswanath
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| Directing | Vinesh Viswanath | Director |
| Writing | Vinesh Viswanath | Screenplay |
| Production | Sarath Ramesh | Producer |
| Production | Sachin Gopinath | Producer |
| Editing | Kailash S Bhavan | Editor |
| Crew | Krishna Mohan | Cinematography |