Crossing Borders

10-year-old Tashi and his ageing grandma live as tenants to a wealthy family, in a remote mountain village in Darjeeling. Their job is to look after the family’s cardamom orchard and guard it at night from wild animals. An approaching wedding at their patron’s house excites Tashi. But will they invite him?

Threads of a lost childhood unravel, as a ten-year-old boy recalls the rural life he led with his parents before political strife forced him to move to the city with his grandparents.

A nine-year-old girl embarks on a mystical adventure through the scenic mountains of Darjeeling, India, in search of her beloved pet dog, Tinkle, who has gone missing.