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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.

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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.

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