Adrift | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee July 2, 2020

Adrift

By Pratyush Akhoury with 6.6

drama · Short Films · hindi

The film is an attempted exploration of the distance between two people who have built a life together, and have perhaps found themselves drifting either away from each other, or just simply moving from one mundane task to another, in a routine that has squeezed colours and light out of the relationship. Portraying all of this minus any dialogues, but a smart use of camera angles, the film becomes a potentially wonderful engagement with its premise.

As the two continue to between their daily tasks and activities, in an autopilot mode of sorts, there is perhaps one item, or thread of hope that still manages to tie them together, suggests the narrative in its own quiet manner. While the core idea of the film is clear, distance between two people despite their shared space, and a single object which holds the promise of overcoming that distance in a blink, a little polishing of the light and visuals would have made this communication more impactful for the viewer.
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