When the protagonist, a waged laborer, injures his finger, everything in his life goes for a toss. The narrative does an especially remarkable job to conjure his reality and then share it with the viewer in a calm, poignant fashion. 

Hard-pressed for money, and unaware of the many complex machinations of a world that is ruled and controlled by privilege, more precisely, financial privilege in this case, he is unable to find the help he needs. His movement from one health professional to another with each telling him a different version and treatment of his ailment, all in the face of his laconic, wordless personality, brings to life a crucial story. 

Along with performances, the end result also embellishes itself with notable writing and an insightful grasp of human experience. As for the protagonist, despite the many hardships of his life, the cyclical nature of existence continues, with the inability to break out of the overwhelming impediments that lie in his path.

Pasti | Short Film Nominee

The film has a strong voice and a very clear idea about how it desires to use it. This lucidity works well in its favour, further enhancing the notable use of a single shot to establish the premise, before moving to the drama until the eventual, decisive moment of high tension arrives. The actors share a sweet chemistry and it's welcoming to hear a conversation marked by the authenticity of a local dialect. It is further interesting to note that, what began as a story of a couple preparing to host a dinner for a guest, soon acquires a dark hue marked by jealousy, insecurities, threat of irreversible damage and a heinous act. Though confined by limitations in terms of resources, the film definitely comes across as a zealous storytelling and filmmaking endeavour, and is thus appreciated for the same.

Mr. & Mrs. | Short Film Nominee

The film is marked by an old world charm. It's physical embodiment is achieved in perhaps the big house inhabited by the protagonist. The visuals of the property itself are capable of invoking in the viewer a wistfulness for the past, maybe constituted by childhood reminisces of small-town houses. The house, however, serves another purpose - one of pronouncing the emotional isolation of the protagonist, more than the physical one. Living alone with only a domestic help as his sole companion, he finds himself preoccupied with memories of an unrequited romance. It is in this manner that the film becomes about love, loss, longing and heartache, but in so many ways also about the overarching patterns of life beyond a romantic relationship, for who can separate these emotions from the universal nature they come to acquire with regards to all of the other travails of life. The film adopts a quiet approach to share its story with the viewer, while being further marked by effortlessly comedic moments which remain beautifully honest in their authenticity, allowing the narrative to convey its intentions in a notably skilled manner.

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