Wake up, we’re almost home / Ghar aayo
Shweta Rai / Short Documentary / English, Nepali, Hindi / Marathi / 25:00 / 2025
In a city, far away from her childhood home, a filmmaker expresses her vulnerabilities as a new mother, navigating the challenges of nurturing her young son Adhir. Amidst this contemplative journey she attempts to create lasting memories of their shared experiences, woven together by moments of reverie and the everyday.
“Wake up, we’re almost home” (Ghar Aayo) is a deeply personal and meditative film exploring the themes of belonging, memory, and intergenerational connections.
Cast & Crew:
- DOP: Sunayana Singh,
- Editor: Shweta Rai,
- Audiography: Gautam Nair.
- Colorist: Mahak Gupta
- Director, Writer, Producer: Shweta Rai
- Cast: Adhir Rai Nair, Shweta Rai, Sanam Rai, Indra Mani Rai, Mayalu, Gautam Nair.
Director’s Bio
Shweta Rai is a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India. With a career that spans both documentaries and fiction films, Shweta has become known for her expertise and nuanced approach to storytelling through the editing process.
Her previous works include documentary films like “Battle of Banaras,” “Samudra Manthan,” “Pushkar Puran,” and “Tracing Phalke.” by Kamal Swaroop and fiction films as well like “Aamis,” “Chidiya Udh,” “Lajwanti,” “Teen Don Ek.” and “The Flamingos and Other Migratory Birds Tour.”
Shweta has expanded her repertoire, bringing her rich experience in filmmaking into her new directorial ventures. Her debut film, “Wake up, we’re almost home” (Ghar Aayo), undertaken after becoming a new mother, is a deeply personal project that reflects her evolving perspective on life and art. As a mother and a filmmaker, she brings an authentic voice to her work, combining creative vision with the nuanced sensitivity of a storyteller.
