The pandemic has demanded of us extreme life changes ever since it clutched the world in its grasp in 2020. As our work got confined to screens, it further required of people to adopt a completely new approach to performing their professional duties. The short film is a sweet story that explores the same by taking us into the life of a couple. The woman is a teacher struggling to get her young pupils to come onboard with online classes. However, humans' ability to adapt has the potential to overcome all obstacles, especially with the help and support of loved ones, suggests and portrays the film.

Pumpkin Eater | Lockdown Film Challenge

The film aims to pull you into a world of vengeance, violence and past deeds come to demand their due. It introduces us to the story of an assassin called Piddu. As opposed to the image that might be conjured by the name, he is given a formidable personality of a ruthless killer. When, late one night, he sits down to have a conversation with a stranger, what dark events await the two of them? Though the narrative could have gained from a tighter control on the lucidity of its visuals, it exhibits a notable background score, along with the desire to share its story.

Piddu | Short Film Nominee

The short film wants to introduce the viewer to the life of a bank employee during the coronavirus lockdown of 2020. As she battles her own health issues, professional demands, and requests from her father to quit her job, she continues to step out of the safety of her house in a pandemic-ridden world to perform her daily duties. The story thus becomes a celebration of all essential workers, in general, and bank employees in particular who endangered their health every day during the lockdown to fulfil their work requirements for the rest of society.

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