asmad (me)

2016, India, Director: Prabhjit Dhamija, Producers: Prabhjit Dhamija and Prem Munish; 34 min.

Thirteen-year-old Asmad lives in a slow-paced Himalayan village. As he recalls an incident for which he feels responsible, Asmad experiences shifting states of guilt. A meditation on the idea of “me,” the relationship between thoughts, actions, and suffering, and the degree to which humans possesses free will.