Roundglass Sustain’s short film A Spring Against All Odds to be showcased at international film festival

Roundglass Sustain's short film, A Spring Against All Odds, is set to be showcased at the international documentary film festival Film SouthAsia (FSA) in Kathmandu from November 27-29, 2026. The film, based on Radhika Raj's story and script, is directed and edited by Samreen Farooqui. It follows Radhika's three-year obsession with a red silk cotton tree (semal) outside her Delhi home, capturing the tree's witness to various crises, including a pandemic, pollution, floods, political shifts, and personal loss.

The film explores the interconnectedness of nature, politics, and personal life, presenting a microcosm of everything happening in their lives. Both Radhika and Samreen, the film's creators, have a complicated relationship with Delhi, a city filled with semal trees that hold different meanings for them. Samreen, originally from Delhi, now resides in Bengaluru, while Radhika, who fell in love with the city despite its challenges, emphasizes how the tree offered an alternate lens to view the city through time and seasons.

The film is not only an intimate narrative of South Asia but also a story of cities all over the region, resonating at multiple levels and needing a diverse audience. The filmmakers are thrilled about the film's international premiere in Kathmandu.