Age of Kali

A young recently married Los Angeles couple–Tom and Ellie–are sophisticates, whose lives turn upside down when they meet Sabrina, a teenager of questionable age with radical pretensions and a dangerous, flirtatious nature. She becomes a force of destruction, creation, and exploration for the couple, caught in an erotic and bizarre midlife crisis.

Written by LA’s quintessential playwright, John Steppling (screenwriter of Steve Buscemi’s “Animal Factory”), shot by Eric Steelberg (“Juno”, “Up in the Air”, and Sundance 2006 Grand Jury and Audience Award Winner “Quinceanera”) and directed by Rafal Zielinski (“Ginger Ale Afternoon”, “Fun”), the film stars Taylor Nichols, a veteran of Wilt Stillman’s films (“Metropolitan”, “Barcelona”, “Last Days of Disco”), Sarah Zoe Canner (“Prawdziwa Historia Janosika i Uhorcika“) and Whitney Able (“Monsters”, “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane”) as Sabrina.

 

Words from the filmmaker:

Exploring Erotic Spirituality in India and in my film Age of Kali now playing on Apple TV, Amazon & Google Play as well as my own boutique streaming service: FilmArtMovies.com

India is a land of deep spirituality, where the sacred and sensual have long been intertwined. As a teenager living in India, I visited many ancient temples adorned with erotic sculptures—symbols of the divine union between the physical and spiritual. These artistic expressions of eroticism are not just provocative; they represent a higher understanding of life’s cycles of creation and destruction.

In my new film, Age of Kali, now available on Apple TV, Amazon, and Google Play, I explore these themes through a modern lens, exploring themes that include narcissistic eroticism.

The Goddess Kali, often depicted as the fierce embodiment of destruction and rebirth, is central to this spiritual narrative. Kali destroys not out of malice but to pave the way for transformation—a theme that runs deeply in the film’s characters, who navigate their own journeys of obsession, love, and self-discovery.

In contemporary times, we may feel disconnected from these ancient ideas, but the chaos and upheaval in our world today reflect the same cycles of destruction and rebirth that Kali represents. Erotic spirituality in India teaches us that the path to enlightenment is often through confronting and embracing our desires, understanding that the sacred and sensual are not separate, but part of the same divine journey.

In Age of Kali, a young couple’s life is upended by a mysterious girl, embodying the destructive, yet transformative, force of Kali. The film explores themes of love, temptation, and the inevitable breakdowns that lead to personal rebirth—just as Kali’s dance paves the way for creation in Indian mythology.

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Discover a film that intertwines ancient wisdom with modern-day dilemmas, and let it spark your own exploration of the balance between destruction and creation.

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