Short film by Yang Zimik, USA, 2026.
A 10-year-old Kashmiri boy, struggling with his supernatural powers of telekinesis, discovers that his father, a migrant worker, is leaving to work picking apples in war-torn Kashmir. Fearing for his father's life, he must now use his powers to keep his family together.

Director Biography - Yang Zimik
Yang Zimik is a Directing Fellow at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles. Yang worked in Bollywood for five years before becoming head writer and director at the WWI Jio VR Lab in 2018, pioneering virtual reality filmmaking. He created the "Writing and Directing for Virtual Reality" curriculum, the first of its kind in India. Yang is interested in telling stories of marginalization and isolation.

Director Statement
My parents are from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. It has been under military control since 1958 to quell ethnic tensions and insurgencies. The Armed Special Forces Act (AFSPA) gives army officers the license to arrest, kill, or search people's homes without a warrant. Its powers have been abused for the past 65 years. This year, riots have reduced homes, churches, and schools to ashes. People are still dying today. In response, the Manipur government imposed the second-longest internet blackout in history: 143 days. The longest was in Kashmir: 552 days.

LANGUAGE: Hindi, Urdu
SUBTITLES: English