A Moment in Chai by Christy Heiple is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
The video was created in WeVideo, exported in Full HD (1920×1080) resolution with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and encoded as an MP4 file at 25 fps. The final file size is 75.51 MB.
This digital story follows a busy street in New Delhi, India, where traffic, movement, and noise fill every moment of the day and night. In the middle of the chaos, a newcomer finds peace when she buys a cup of chai from a chaiwala.
Most of my assets were free to use (some rights reserved) from Pexels and Pixabay. Two of the video clips were created with AI. I used WeVideo to create my video and recorded my narration in SoundCloud.
Image and Video Resources:
Pexels:
Time-Lapse Video of a City Intersection by Timo Volz on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Bustling Delhi Street Traffic Scene in Daylight by md Jahangir alam on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Bustling Market Street in India by Yogendra Singh on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Vibrant Nightlife in Bustling Marketplace Street by Anshu Kumar on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Bustling Daily Life in Connaught Place, Delhi by md Jahangir alam on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
A woman’s hands are decorated with henna by Sahil on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
People Arranging Flower Petals on the Wooden Floor by Yan Krukau on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Street Vendor Making Traditional Indian Chai by Ars Visions on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Man Preparing Coffee by Robert Stokoe on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
India Gate on a Hazy Day by shalender kumar on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Lighted Candle with Flowers by Leeloo The First on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Slow Motion Video of White Smoke by Engin Akyurt on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
People cover their heads in Delhi’s heatwave, where temperatures are hitting 40°C and above by In Old News LLC on Pexels (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
AI Generated Content:
“Woman dancing in Sari” AI Image generated using the prompt “An Indian woman wearing a red sari slowly twirling. She should look happy and like she doesn’t have a care in the world” by MagicMedia. March 2026
“A Cup of Chai” AI Image generated using the prompt “A cup of chai with steam slowly rising out of it. The setting is a busy street in New Delhi, India. The scene should show the camera slowly circling the cup of chai with the busy street in the background” by MagicMedia. March 2026
Audio Resources:
New Age Meditation Music – Track 3 – Vol. 1 by Jakob_Welik on Pixabay (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Indian Holi Diwali Music by ViacheslavStarostin on Pixabay (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Indian Tabla Fast Loop by kalsstockmedia on Pixabay (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Indian City Road Ambience by Soundque on Pixabay (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
Party Crowd by Daniel Simion on Sound Bible (Free to Use -Some Rights Reserved)
