Film By: Anamoy Bera, Ritam Chakrabarty, Saptarshi Ghosh & Sukanya Saha
Mentored By: Bina Paul
City: Barasat
Phool Gari (Scent of Nocturnal Flowers) explores a small patch of land beside Barasat station that transforms each night from a bustling auto stand into a flower market. As the last autos leave, flower vendors arrive, setting up makeshift shelters, dozing under the open sky, and waiting for the first Bongaon Local, the train they call Phool Gari to begin their trade. As metro construction slowly encroaches, swallowing the space they call their own, the film observes their quiet rhythms, the delicate balance between labour and survival, and the fleeting moments of community that emerge in the margins. Phool Gari reflects on belonging, resilience, and the struggle to hold onto life in a suburban landscape that constantly redraws its edges, where the same ground quietly serves different livelihoods across the day and night.