A Little Bit of Glitter (Sid Menon) UK |

A Little Bit of Glitter
Sid Menon
UK. 2024. 23 min

Vidya is a 62-year-old, recently widowed, Indian woman and everybody in her life has always taken decisions for her and has deemed things on her behalf. As she grapples with the solitude, she decides to sublet a room in her house to a gay and flamboyant 19-year-old Nick. As the friendship of this odd pair blossoms, Vidya starts to see herself in a new light and in the process, re-discovers her love for make-up. But when others start to question her decisions, she begins to falter and lose her newly found confidence.

SIDDHARTH MENON

Siddharth (Sid) Menon is a writer-filmmaker, producer and editor. Through his career and during his course of MA Filmmaking at London Film School, Sid has written and directed close to 5 short films and documentaries and has also produced around 9 independent short films. He is the recepient of the Panalux Award for Most Outstanding Student at the London Film School Graduation Ceremony in 2025 and was also awarded Best First Time Short Film Director at the London Director Awards in 2025.
Sid is particularly keen on pushing the boundaries of diversity and representation with his films. He endeavors to tell stories that instill a sense of hope in the audience.

DIRECTOR´S NOTE

A Little Bit of Glitter endeavors to tell stories of people who compromise on what they want from life. Through the course of our lives, we may come across individuals who try their best, but are unable to see their dreams come to fruition. It’s about those people who, for whatever reason, are constantly inflicted with self-doubt, and thus mask their pain in the most subtle and perhaps invisible ways.
Our film hopes to give a peek into one such life, and how an unlikely friendship helps them realize that sometimes all you need in life is some love, some warmth and just … a little bit of glitter!

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