How Much Do You Want To Know?: The Indie Psychological Short Quietly Building a Global Festival Run

"Independent short films rarely break into mainstream conversation. But when one quietly travels across film festivals in Milan, Tokyo, Atlanta, Bangalore, Kerala, Bali, and the US circuit, people inside the indie ecosystem start paying attention."

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

How Much Do You Want To Know?, directed by Tomas Decurgez, has built an international independent film festival presence across multiple countries and circuits.

The film stars Gautam Kapur and Laddie Sidhu and is based on a therapy concept developed by Tarini Kapur. According to the promotional poster, the short film has received selections and recognitions from several international festivals including Milan Shorts Film Festival, SENSEI FilmFest Tokyo, Atlanta ShortsFest, Indapuram International Short Film Festival, Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, Golden Door International Film Festival USA, Kerala Short Film Festival, and the 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival in Bali. The film has also reportedly streamed or appeared through platforms connected to Amazon Prime Video, Hungama, and MX Player.

THE INSIDER TAKE

The title itself — How Much Do You Want To Know? — already suggests psychological tension, emotional disclosure, and identity-based storytelling. Most festival-oriented shorts built around therapy themes tend to focus less on plot twists and more on emotional discomfort, human vulnerability, and conversational intensity. What stands out here is the sheer geographic spread of the festival selections. A short film moving through Europe, the US, India, and Southeast Asian festival circuits suggests the project connected with programmers beyond local-language or niche-market appeal. That's often one of the strongest indicators that a film's emotional themes are universally understandable even with limited runtime.

WHY THIS MATTERS

India's independent short-film ecosystem rarely receives sustained public attention outside festival communities. Projects like How Much Do You Want To Know? matter because they demonstrate how smaller productions can still build international visibility without traditional studio systems. The growing accessibility of OTT platforms has also changed how short films travel after festivals. A project no longer disappears after a festival run. Streaming distribution now gives indie filmmakers longer visibility cycles and wider audience access.

For actors like Gautam Kapur and Laddie Sidhu, psychologically driven short films can also become important performance showcases in ways mainstream commercial cinema often doesn't allow.

WHAT FANS ARE MISSING

Festival laurels on posters are often dismissed by general audiences as decorative marketing.

But for independent filmmakers, every official selection matters because it determines visibility, networking opportunities, critical exposure, and future financing credibility.

The variety of festivals attached to How Much Do You Want To Know? also suggests the film may have balanced emotional accessibility with technical craft — something festival programmers consistently look for in short-form storytelling. The “based on the therapy by Tarini Kapur” detail is also intriguing because it hints the film may draw from real psychological or therapeutic frameworks rather than purely fictional suspense construction.

QUICK FACTS

• Film: How Much Do You Want To Know?

• Director: Tomas Decurgez• Cast: Gautam Kapur, Laddie Sidhu

• Based On: Therapy concept by Tarini Kapur

• Festival Presence: Milan, Tokyo, Atlanta, Bangalore, Kerala, Bali, USA

• Platforms Mentioned: Amazon Prime Video, Hungama, MX Player

• Genre: Independent psychological short film

FANS ALSO ASKED

Q: What is How Much Do You Want To Know? about?

A: The film appears to be a psychological independent short centered around therapy, emotional tension, and personal disclosure, though detailed plot information has not been publicly revealed.

Q: Who directed the film?

A: Tomas Decurgez directed the short film.

Q: Which festivals selected the film?

A: The film received selections and recognitions from festivals in Milan, Tokyo, Atlanta, Bangalore, Kerala, Bali, and multiple US independent circuits.

Q: Where can audiences watch the film?

A: Promotional material references platforms connected to Amazon Prime Video, Hungama, and MX Player.