Anuparna Roy interview on Songs of Forgotten Trees at Venice Film Festival 2025: Women's intimacy - Video

Anuparna Roy interview on Songs of Forgotten Trees at Venice Film Festival 2025: Women's intimacy, migration, resilience & open endings

Anuparna Roy discusses the making of her film Songs of Forgotten Trees, which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival. Roy introduces the story of two migrant women living together in a Mumbai apartment, showing how their shared space and daily routines reveal the complexities of their lives and the intimacy that develops between them. She explains her intention to spotlight nuanced female voices often overlooked on screen, focusing on the women’s emotional journeys rather than portraying them as victims. Drawing on her own childhood experiences of friendship and loss, Roy weaves personal and political themes such as caste and societal expectations into the narrative. Using her own apartment as the main set, she achieves an authentic depiction of the women’s relationship through naturalistic performances and observational camerawork. She highlights a pivotal scene where a wall between the characters acts as a metaphor for both separation and connection. Roy reflects on working closely with her cast during an intense shoot and the importance of collaboration in shaping the film’s tone. Ultimately, she hopes audiences will find optimism in the resilience and connection her characters forge, while leaving the film’s ending open to interpretation.

Interviewer: Sarah Bradbury
Editing: Olivia Barker

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