The award-winning Goan short film The Awakening, directed by Rameez Shaikh and created by a passionate group of Goan students, is gearing up for its YouTube premiere on November 13, 2025, exclusively on the channel “Crafted Takes.” After captivating audiences across film festivals, this student-led project is now ready to connect with a wider audience online.
Winner of the South Asian Regional Award at the Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival, The Awakening has been widely celebrated for its creative storytelling and deep environmental consciousness. The film’s narrative reflects the urgency of ecological preservation and the human connection to nature, told through a blend of strong visual imagery and emotional depth.
The film was officially selected for the Waves International Short Film Festival in Goa and the Urban Adda Film Festival, in addition to being showcased at the Mangrove Festival, where its environmental message resonated profoundly with audiences. Each screening added to the growing recognition of the film’s ability to inspire reflection and dialogue on sustainability and the responsibility shared by all towards the planet.
Director Rameez Shaikh, who led the young creative team behind the project, expressed that The Awakening was conceived not merely as a film but as a movement of awareness — a call to action through art. The success of the film on the festival circuit is a testament to the strength of Goa’s emerging generation of storytellers, who are blending creativity, purpose, and social responsibility.
As The Awakening arrives on YouTube this November, viewers across the globe will have the opportunity to experience a film that proves cinema, no matter how small in scale, can leave a lasting impact when driven by vision and sincerity.
