Aarohana | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee May 3, 2021

Aarohana

By Vasudha Prahalad with 6.4

drama · Short Films · kannada

The short film introduces the viewer to Rohan, a teenager who shares the house with his younger sister, brother and his wife. However, familial tensions and stressors are rife in this set-up, isolating Rohan further who also battles the grief of his parents' passing at the same time. As the narrative reveals different aspects of his life, problems of heartache are further invoked.

Simultaneously, a parallel narrative about abject poverty is developing, portraying for the viewer the difficult life of a daily labourer. The hapless man is endeavoring to put together a meagre sum of one thousand rupees for urgent medical aid of his infant daughter.

Through all of these characters and their experiences, the short film wants to remind the viewer of those who are battling huge obstacles, further drawing their attention, perhaps even at the cost of the oversimplification of the nature of pain or sadness, to strive to find happiness in whatever little they might already have or be blessed with.
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