India's Chidananda S Naik wins Cannes La Cinef first prize for Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know

The story was very interesting and our team couldn’t stop thinking about it. Our source of inspiration was dependant on us getting into the mental space of the audience and what listening to this kind of a story and growing up really meant to all of us. Editor Neeraj Voralia mentored me throughout the journey and helped us find our voice,

We had only four days. I was basically told not to make this film. It’s based on folklore from Karnataka [in India]. These are the stories we grew up with, so I was carrying this idea since my childhood."