The Cosmic Atomic
Directed by Kanchan Avchare, 2025, 20 minutes, Indian version with English subtitles
The body is the medium through which we experience ourselves and the environment; our senses guide and shape our perception based on the stories we are told. Where we focus our attention affects our experience and hence perception.
In her film, Kanchan Avchare reflects on the senses and their origins, how with senses, feelings emerged.
Through striking visuals and haunting narratives, this 20 minutes film is made to question your understanding of right and wrong, good and bad, and the environment we shape with every action.
The film is an absurd yet sincere meditation on the purposelessness of the universe and the human mind’s relentless search for meaning -building art, building civilizations, only to lose balance. It then asks: can contradictions hold space for coexistence? Through lyrical playfulness, the film weaves the cosmic and the atomic, where we are at once within the vast universe and within the restless landscapes of our own minds.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 6:00PM, Bophana Center.
