The first teaser has been unveiled for “ Early Days ,” a Mumbai-set drama about the perils of influencer culture that will world premiere at the Red Sea International Film Festival.

The India-Singapore co-production, directed by feature directorial debutant Priyankar Patra , has been selected for the festival’s New Visions Competition, which runs Dec. 4-13 in Jeddah.

The film marks a timely exploration of digital-age relationships, following a young couple thrust into social media visibility as they navigate love, ambition and economic survival in India’s most expensive city. Blending cinematic realism with the visual language of social media, “Early Days” captures what Patra describes as “what happens when life itself becomes performance.”

“I wanted to tell a story that feels intim

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