Oscars 2025: Kannada short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know qualifies
Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know
Indian film Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know has qualified for Oscars 2025 in the Live Action Short Film category. The Kannada short film is produced by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
Interestingly, the short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know won first prize earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival’s La Cinef Selection. The film which is 16-minutes long is inspired from Indian folk stories and traditions.
The film has Suraj Thakur as the cinematographer, Manoj V as the editor and Abhishek Kadam on sound design.
Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know Critical Acclaim
Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know also received a lot of appreciation at Cannes. The La Cinef Jury at Cannes had commended the film for its illuminating storytelling and masterful direction and said, “An illumination that, from the depths of the night, shines with humour and a keen sense of direction, the first prize is awarded to Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know by Chidananda S Naik.”
Director Chidananda on the film said, “I have aspired to tell this story for as long as I can remember. Our goal was to recreate the experience of not merely hearing these stories but of genuinely living them—an experience I hope resonates with audiences around the globe.”
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Watch the trailer here:
Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know Plot
The short film centres on an elderly woman who steals the village rooster, which causes sunlight to cease. A prophecy is invoked to restore order, and the woman is exiled from the village. The woman’s family undertakes a desperate mission to retrieve the rooster.
The whole film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know was shot in the night. The film received the Best Indian Competition award at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival. It will now compete alongside the world's best short films.
