SHIJIN GOVIND
FILMMAKER

Globe
YEAR 2025
RUNTIME 25 Minutes
GENRE Environmental Drama
LANGUAGE(S) Malayalam / Tamil / Muduga (Tribal language)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN India
ASPECT RATIO / COLOUR / SOUND FORMAT 2.39:1 / Colour / Stereo Mix
Synopsis
A young boy named Kariyan and his father venture from their forest home to claim a prize Kariyan won in a story writing competition, unravelling their unique existence along the journey.
Globe is a cinematic folktale about identity, belonging, and resistance, set amid the tribal land struggles of Kerala. Seen through Kariyan, a young tribal boy, the film reflects the deep bond indigenous communities share with their land and the alienation they face in urban society. Rooted in Attappadi, the story subtly reveals ancestral dispossession and cultural erasure, urging reflection on justice, dignity, and the right to remain in one’s birthplace.

WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY Shijin Govind
GUIDED BY Biju Kurup
INSPIRED FROM THE SHORT STORY GLOBE BY N Prabhakaran
CINEMATOGRAPHY Dev B Raj
LOCATION SOUND Dany P Joshua, Abhay P
EDITOR Shijin Govind
PRODUCTION DESIGN Jayadev
SOUND DESIGN & MUSIC K R Aswin
COLOURIST Franklin V
VFX Mrinmoy Kachari
COSTUME DESIGN Anupama P Thomas
Director’s Statement
My filmmaking is rooted in social realism and the belief that cinema can reveal structural injustice through intimate gestures. Globe grew out of time I spent with tribal communities in Attappadi during earlier documentary work, where I saw how land, memory, and identity are inseparable. N. Prabhakaran’s short story, with its quiet yet powerful critique of political neglect, was the seed of this film. Rather than treating Globe as a film about representation, I approached it as an act of listening. The writing drew heavily from songs, rituals, and oral histories that form the living texture of these communities. What compelled me most was the space between folklore and reality — a space that holds resilience.
In an era when land is constantly negotiated and erased in the name of development, the simple journey of a father and son feels urgent. This film is my attempt to preserve a voice that resists not through confrontation, but through an unbroken sense of belonging.







