Tarry not, O cloud
Banished far from the one he desires, a lover entrusts a passing cloud to deliver a message. The lover imagines the cloud’s journey across terrains, bodies, and shifting seasons. The cloud messenger does not travel directly, but drifts into diversions, where the route widens and feeling expands.
Tarry not, O cloud is inspired by Kalidasa’s Sanskrit poem Meghaduta (The Cloud Messenger, 4th - 5th century CE) and Rick Jarow’s final publication, his study of the poem, The Cloud of Longing (2024).
2025 / 74 min / Canada, China / 16:9
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