Blink

Srinidhi Bengaluru's 2024 Kannada film follows Apoorva, twenty-four, in Bengaluru. He hides from his mother that he failed to finish his degree and works part-time jobs. He discovers he can control his own blinking, and the ability opens a door onto time. The film uses its science fiction element on a low budget while setting rules for it; the narrative ties into a question about what became of his father. Dheekshith Shetty leads. The editing carries the film. The tone is close to a thriller. Who it's for: those who like small-scale science fiction and Kannada independent cinema. Who it's not for: viewers expecting consistent logic about time; the film bends its own rules.