Avi Kabir, Writer/Director 

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2019, Production Award, NYU 

Project Type: Short Film 

Genre: Drama 

Length: 10 minutes 

Field of Science: Biology, Engineering 

Stage: Production 

Synopsis 

Jagah, 14, from a rural drought-hit village in India, is good at building and fixing things. The shortage of water in his village, a condition worsened by a monopoly over the scarce resource, sets into motion various pressing circumstances. At the heart is the need to comfort his 9-year-old sister by finding water for the plant where their mother’s ashes have been laid.