Backyard Filmmakers | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee December 11, 2022

Backyard Filmmakers

By Himanshu Gupta with 6.6

comedy · Short Films · hindi

The narrative is an endearing, heartwarming story of creative passions, and the significance of the pursuit of one’s dreams. However, practical demands, and responsibilities often get in the way of following the heart’s calling, and the film is a devoted and entertaining portrayal of the same. It takes us into a household where the children are deeply passionate about everything, but their academics.

On the contrary, their father has a long subdued yearning for filmmaking, but he has muzzled it while taking care of his worldly duties, or as he often calls it, the need to “put food on the table”. The film becomes an effervescent overlap of the two currents, the children and their father. Though the visuals exhibit a little inconsistency, the treatment, approach and tonality of the end result, all evidence potential and the desire to share a story.
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