With big budget, mainstream films taking center stage, “The Yellow Handkerchief” is a breath of fresh air with a central theme of reconnecting with the basic aspect of our humanity, love. Director Udayan Prasad presents a story, with rural Louisiana as the backdrop, of four people who are at crucial points in their lives.

I call these types of films “slice of life” movies where we join characters at a point in time, stay with them for a while, and leave…