22-year-old filmmaker Karen Shiti Suvarna is already making big waves at the international stage with her first upcoming feature film, September 21. Ahead of its theatrical release in Hindi and Kannada on May 22, the film made its grand premiere at the Marché du Film at the 79th Cannes Film Festival 2026. Suvarna spoke to mid-day about her film, which revolves around the caregivers who deal with people with Alzheimer's, and got candid about the film's backstory and journey to Cannes.

Karen Kshiti Suvarna about September 21

Opening up about the film and its topic of Alzheimer's, Survarna says, "The film is based on the subject of Alzheimer's, and we are showing it through a different perspective, through the lens of the caregivers. It's not only about the journey of an Alzheimer's patient, but what we usually overlook is the caregiver's journey that they have for themselves."