13/04/2026
🎬 Stills from 02 In Her Time | Something To Hold On To, directed by .purkait
Background Art and World Design by .purkait and
Character design by .purkait
Word from Deepayan Purkait on the core concept of 'In Her Time' and the world design process -
"I like to think of ‘In Her Time’, as a work of Art, and this work of ours explores alienation, separation, longing, memories, and mental health...in today’s world where so many people are moving away to other countries far far away from their homes looking for opportunity and work and a better living…I wanted to create and tell this story about such a person who left home and moved to a different country and about the people who stayed behind.
‘In Her Time’ is set in not just two different countries but also different time zones…one is the present and another is a distant past that shows us the childhood of ‘Maya’, the lead protagonist, who at present resides in a distant country, where it is cold now…and where she once traveled all alone to live and work.
I sent a chunk of the background layouts and sketches to Devleena Chakraborty , and she developed the background paintings of the cold country, whereas I developed the ones of Maya’s hometown, Kolkata, as shown in Maya’s reminiscence. This was a directorial choice and I think it went well and we have taken the same strategy in the following chapter as well, chapter 3, ‘Something To Hold On To’."
