One Small Visit is a 30-minute film based on an incredible true story of an immigrant Indian family who unexpectedly passes through the tiny Midwest hometown of Neil Armstrong in the wake of the '69 moon landing and the civil rights movement and ends up on the doorstep of the Armstrong home.

A short film with a big heart needed an identity that spoke to the memories of the time. It is heavily influenced by 70’s collage style which often mixed photographs, magazine clippings, and hand-drawn elements to create layered, meaningful compositions. The intentional replacement of white faces (typical for most advertising in the US at this time) with brown in the collages aimed to convey themes of identity, visibility, and belonging.

Growing up as a third culture kid in India, Oman & Canada and now based in the UK, was the foundation for my inspiration for the film. I wanted to mix the wind-swept Indian saris with the nostalgic diners, neon signs, and chrome accents—all symbols of Indian and a quintessentially American era.

Incorporating these elements into the film's visual identity set the tone and immediately placed the story in its historical context.