Yours Is Not the Taj Mahal

20175m
DocumentaryShort

'Yours Is Not The Taj Mahal' is a grief induced fever dream caused by seeing a woman resembling a dead friend. The shadow of grief can envelop us at any time, mixing current perceptions with memories and disintegrating boundaries between the living and dead. In an unexpected place a ghost appears, triggering a familiar conversation about the friend's desire to know the end of a story in advance. The narrator grapples with whether to tell her what happens to her. But what - or who - is altered by knowing the outcome?

Runtime
5m
Released
2017

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Release year: 2017

Storyline

'Yours Is Not The Taj Mahal' is a grief induced fever dream caused by seeing a woman resembling a dead friend. The shadow of grief can envelop us at any time, mixing current perceptions with memories and disintegrating boundaries between the living and dead. In an unexpected place a ghost appears, triggering a familiar conversation about the friend's desire to know the end of a story in advance. The narrator grapples with whether to tell her what happens to her. But what - or who - is altered by knowing the outcome?

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