Ramesh Varma's The 137 Auditions of Avrahaam Yaakob selected for the Tokyo Lift-Off International FIlm Festival 2020

Avrahaam Yaakob, one of the last remaining Indian Jews in the coastal town of Kochi, Kerala is infatuated by the magic of films. Despite his advancing years (he is touching 60), he keeps attending cinema auditions hoping to win a role. He has never won any. His friend Nandan keeps a journal that records all his 137 auditions. The film depicts his life, his audition attempts and his love for his adopted son Avner while accompanying him between his 132nd and 137th audition.The film captures the immeasurable magic and enticement of cinema, told through the experiences of a man in the sunset years of his life.