The sun never rises again after an elderly woman steals the village’s rooster, which throws the community into disarray. To bring the rooster back, a prophecy is invoked, sending the old lady’s family into exile.

“Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know…” is folklore from the subcontinent of rural Karnataka, India. Usually concerned with the themes of fate and destiny, this Oral tale persists as a common idiom of expression among people. A folktale is a poetic text that carries some of its cultural contexts within it; it is also a traveling metaphor that finds new meaning with each new telling. The film reflects the repertoire of ‘stories about stories, a meta-fiction where the burden of stories is transformed and has its own weight, will, and rage.