Why are love and sex so closely tied together? And what if we try and separate the two? Filmed over the course of 4 ½ years| Why Knot weaves the history of monogamywith the personal story of a filmmaker attempting an open relationship with the woman he loves. When his younger brother in Dubai decides to get married| Dhruv'sIndian family begins to pressure him to follow suit; but instead| he turns the camera on them and begins to ask pressing questions to understand why we practicemarriage and monogamy in a world rife with infidelity. Capturing histories and perspectives from both the East and the West| Why Knot takes us on a dark and at timeshilarious journey through the emotional and intellectual landscape of monogamy| offering deeper insight into a universal conflict between our instincts and ourmorals.