Pinch
Maitri, a young aspiring travel blogger, lives with her mother in a tight-knit Indian apartment block. Hoping to capture some content, she tags along on a temple visit during the Navratri festival with her mother and their neighbours, including their landlord Rajesh. When Rajesh gropes Maitri on the bus to the temple, she is left shocked and isolated. As she confides in her mother and other elders, she must grapple with deeply embedded social structures of shame and denial. Her daring search for retribution becomes a story of resistance, leading her community to reckon with what values they truly seek to uphold.
Director-actress Uttera Singh’s directorial debut is a sharp, darkly comedic critique of patriarchal values and societal shame. Its rhythmic editing, vibrant cinematography, and Singh’s compelling lead performance bring to life an empowering portrait of one woman’s revolution to reclaim her agency and her voice.
