A girl with uncommonly large ears is bullied at school but finds solace in her friendship with a crow. She feeds the bird every day and, in exchange, it presents her with gifts, until a violent encounter at school causes their ritual to take an unsettling turn.

Jacintha Charles is a Singaporean Indian Filmmaker and Actress based in San Francisco, California. 

 Her move to the U.S. offered more opportunities for auditions and projects however, she also fell in love with creating, writing and visualizing stories for the screen. Her motivation was further re-enforced when she realized from her experiences in Singapore to now in the U.S., the roles for women and minorities or people of color, were limited or stereotyped - where their strengths and choices were downplayed or seen as flaws. She decided to head to film school to develop her craft as a filmmaker and change that narrative. Jacintha has been fortunate enough to have her works funded by the Singapore Film Commission and have screened her films at several film festivals. Her latest effort is the award-winning short film, The Gift.  

As a filmmaker, her journey is to constantly learn, be open and evolve. Her goal is to share stories of the underrepresented, include diversity in front of and behind the camera and champion and encourage others like her to tell stories of their own.  

She is currently in pre-production for proof-of-concept short film, Madhavi, as story about domestic violence which she wrote and will direct in the summer of 2021. The screenplay earned her a placement as a Quarter Finalist with the Final Draft Fellowship and is a finalist with the 30th Woodshole Film Festival Screenplay Competition. She has also just completed working on a feature script, SINGAPURA, which is inspired by the 1964 Race Riots in Singapore."