Our Share of Sand (2026)

Twelve-year-old Maya returns to India with her mother after years apart to reunite with her father, a sand-mining businessman. Thrust into a world where labor, inheritance, and resource extraction intersect, she forms a tentative bond with Kiran, a young worker. After a tragedy, a police investigation makes Maya a key witness, and her father depends on her to clear his name. Caught between loyalty and a deepening unease she cannot name, Maya starts seeking the truth. As her mother quietly comes undone, Maya discovers a cycle of silence, exploitation,