In short film ‘Shades of (Baby) Pink’, no distance is too far to bridge

Data scientist and filmmaker Neelima Gudavalli’s Telugu short film ‘Shades of (Baby Pink)’ highlights a child’s emotional intelligence in response to distress

A five-year-old boy misses his parents who have flown back to the United States, leaving him in the care of his grandparents in India. His grandmother shows him the world map and explains that it isn’t easy for his mother to fly back at short notice. But soon, the boy comes up with his own understanding of distance and asserts that it isn’t tough to bridge it. The 32-minute Telugu short film titled Shades of (Baby) Pink, directed by first-timer Neelima Gudavalli, narrates the story of a child battling emotional distress.

The film is making its presence felt in the international film festival circuit — selected for the Chicago International Indie Film Festival and Golden Leaf International Film Festival, bagged awards at the Port Blair International Film Festival, Milan Gold Awards, and Golden Leaf International Film Festival, to name a few. Neelima hopes to make the film available for viewing on a digital platform. She is also open to developing Shades of (Baby) Pink as an anthology with like-minded filmmakers.