Documentary Short Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore To Premiere At 56th Visions du Réel International Film Festival

Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore will have its premiere screening at the 56th Visions du Réel International Film Festival, on April 10.

Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore, to premiere at 56th Visions du Réel International Film Festival
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Yashasvi Juyal's short documentary, Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore, will have its world premiere at the prestigious 56th Visions du Réel International Film Festival, 2025.

The documentary film festival is scheduled to be held from April 4-13 in Nyon, Switzerland. Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore will have its screening on April 10.

Set in the higher Himalayas, Rains Don’t Make Me Happy Anymore is a tribal boy’s letter to a lost love which reveals the submerged myths of their village, drowned by a hydroelectric dam. The 27-minute short doc is written-directed-edited by Yashasvi Juyal and produced by Sharad Mehra.

Yashasvi Juyal, sharing his excitement, says, ”We are deeply honored and thrilled to have the world premiere of our film Rains Don’t Make Us Happy Anymore at the prestigious Visions du Réel International Film Festival, and to be selected for competition. This film, in its own language, sheds light on the pressing issue of displacement caused by the development of hydroelectric projects and dams in the Himalayas, highlighting the profound impact on both the land and its people. With limited representation of the Himalayan narratives, this selection marks a monumental moment for us, and we are excited to embark on this journey, sharing this important story with the world.”

The film synopsis reads: ''In the high Himalayas, the village of Lohari, once alive with myth and spirit, is now submerged beneath the waters of a hydroelectric dam. The last boy of the Jaunsari people, living in the remnants of his flooded village, recalls a time when gods roamed the mountains, laborers turned into lizards, and the land pulsed with magic. Through letters to a girl who left long ago, the boy’s tale unfolds, blurring the lines between reality and myth. As he navigates the barren landscape, his memories twist into the supernatural—a world where the past lingers, where the living and the dead merge, and where the rains no longer bring joy.''

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