The film opens with a shot of vast outdoors, along with a solitary figure who sits by himself amidst it all. The despair in his body language is soon engaged with for the viewer's benefit. After a romantic partner ended things with him, he is now left with a broken heart. However, his friends and peers provide little comfort or support to him while he is hurting and drowning in hopelessness. Instead, they mock him for his weight, isolating him further. It is thus that the film offers a comment on peer pressure, fat shaming and society's distorted body standards. However, when one is subjected to cruel behavior in this manner, can it ever end well?

Thadiyan | Short Film Nominee

The narrative introduces us to a lighthearted scene, striving to be comical. Soon we are introduced to a little girl who has arrived to buy a lamb. When asked about the gender of her preference, she replies with “mixed”. 

The rest of the story becomes about a comment on the strict notions of heteronormativity in society, and the consequences of non-conforming to them. All of this is attempted by using the innocent voice of a child, a voice that is beyond the pressures of conformity just yet, and is thus able to point out its absurdity.

Aadu | Short Film Nominee

The short narrative is a conversation between two dermatophytes, a type of fungus which requires keratin for growth and therefore often ends up on a human scalp. The same is true in this case as well where the two of them have been thriving on a man's head so far. However, now because of the hair-fall that one of them led to, their host has decided to take a very drastic measure, threatening their existence. The story is an attempt to portray the same for the viewer.

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