Being quarantined puts a lot of things in perspective, especially those which we may have taken for granted. We may have also deprived others of them with casual indifference. The film is an attempt to highlight the same and make the viewer realise the importance of freedom

Freedom Due To Corona | Lockdown Film Challenge

The short film is definitely well-intentioned and aims to raise awareness about the atrocious crimes against women that are committed across India. Invoking the memory of the 2012 infamous gang rape in Delhi, the film further tries to make the viewer sit up and pay attention. <br><br> It's story is direct and simple as it takes the viewer into the mind of a concerned husband. It sets up the narrative in a certain way that surprises the viewer when the truth is finally revealed. In a nation where physical and sexual assault of women continues on a regular basis, The Modern Fear wants to do its bit to start and further a conversation.

The Modern Fear  | Short Film Nominee

The short film is well-intentioned at its core and wants to communicate the message about overcoming internal monsters. From ego and stress to those they give rise to in the form of fear, doubts and sometimes even failure - the narrative engages with them all. The manner it adopts to convey its message is to use the metaphor of internal stressors as literal, physical characters. <br><br> The protagonist's thoughts find an echo in the group of men who chase him until exhaustion. However, would he find it in him to finally turn around and fight them off or would he forever cower from truly living his life?


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