I have always been troubled by the fundamental questions of existence. What is it to live life? Especially in an unjust world. Whether a troubling or a comforting aspect of life – it’s an intense experience as well as a curious one. The characters in this film are exercising their agency and yet are trapped in the story. Much like our lives.
TIGER’S POND is an attempt to engage with these aspects through a personal cinematic language. Working with real people and their lived experiences helps me to grow into the story and its development. The imagining of the story starts from the space and the space dictates the design of the film. Then come the characters and the plot. The story is then reiterated and reimagined during the making of it. The story, the characters, the cinematic design, and the shooting will all be used to convey a cinematic thought – one that explores the conflict between history, space, human existence and our weaknesses.
Natesh Hegde
