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Told entirely through the eyes of six-month-old Vyom, “Baby Manual” follows a baby who believes his first-time parents need a manual.
From missed feeding cues to late-night Google diagnoses, Vyom watches Harsha and Varsha stumble through the chaos of new parenthood while he tries desperately to communicate his simple needs. Convinced his parents need a “baby manual,” Vyom begins documenting their mistakes with the confidence of someone who has been alive for exactly six months.
But as the days pass, Vyom notices something more troubling. The laughter in the family photos has disappeared. Conversations turn into arguments. The couple who waited years and endured IVF treatments to have him now seem like strangers sharing the same house.
Believing he might be the reason for their growing distance, Vyom embarks on a series of secret missions to bring his parents back together. Through small acts, accidental breakthroughs, and a child’s unwavering determination, he discovers that love doesn’t disappear under the weight of parenthood—it simply changes shape.
A heartwarming family dramedy told through the imaginative perspective of a six-month-old baby, Baby Manual explores first-time parenting, exhausted love, and the quiet ways families find their way back to each other. At its heart, the film is about how families survive not through grand gestures, but through the daily act of trying.
Written by Arjun Dinakar (Canada)