Dear Zindagi -2016-2016 -

"Hi," she whispered to the camera. "I'm Mira. And I'm afraid that if I stop running, I'll realize I don't know who I am without a script."

At 28, she had a packed film resume, an empty apartment, and a voicemail inbox full of missed calls from her concerned mother. She also had a habit: replaying her worst moments on loop in her head. The time she froze during a pitch. The ex who said she was "too intense." The producer who told her she should smile more. Dear Zindagi -2016-2016

She submitted it to a small festival under the title: Dear Zindagi . "Hi," she whispered to the camera

Mira rolled her eyes. But K.D. handed each participant a cheap handycam. "No tripods. No edits. Just three minutes of whatever scares you most." She also had a habit: replaying her worst