Waiting for the Rains

‘Waiting for the Rains’ is set in Vizhinjam, a small fishing village in Kerala, where the monsoon first makes landfall. For the fishermen of Vizhinjam the monsoon is a perilous time. The coming storms will keep them from fishing, leaving them without any income until the rains end. Before it’s over, many will risk their lives, braving stormy seas to put food on the table. ‘Waiting for the Rains’ was shot days before monsoon’s onset. Winds blow in off the Arabian Sea as fishermen contemplate the coming storm.