The 13-minute film is about a middle-aged widow and her young housemaid negotiating their loneliness and love. Afternoon Clouds is among the short films from countries like Iran, Costa Rica and Hungary in the Cinefondation section this year.
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"It is very nice here, really honored to be here, I grew up in a family of mostly women and heard stories of many women...women who have not chosen the usual path in their life. This was a thing that inspired me to come out with this subject," Kapadia said.
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The Cinefondation section, a prestigious category, was introduced in 1998 by former Cannes festival president Gilles Jacob to support the new generation of filmmakers around the world.
The 16 films in Cinefondation were judged by a jury headed by celebrated Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, who won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at Cannes in 2007.
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(Prasanth Reghuvamsom, senior coordinating Editor Asianet News)