Arati Kadav wins the Best Director Award for the Ali Fazal starrer ‘The Astronaut and his Parrot’ at the Fantasia Film Festival

Known for unconventional storytelling and cinema, Arati Kadav recently bagged the best director award at the Fantasia International Short Film Competition for her short film The Astronaut and his Parrot. It's a Sci-fi film starring Ali Fazal and was screened in the competition section of the festival.On bagging the honour, Arati shared, “It feels so amazing to win this award and it is quite significant for an Indian sci-fi movie. I am really grateful to my wonderful team, friends and everyone who made this film with me. I am thankful to the amazing Ali Fazal, who agreed to hang in there with me in space. Our goal has always been to make a film in the depths of space and the whole team’s passion can be seen in the movie,” says Arati. The film revolves around a space explorer who, due to an accident, has been adrift in the void with a low supply of oxygen. In his final moments in space, he tries to desperately send messages to his daughter via signals but is received by a gaudy parrot in a fortune teller's stall.