Band Khayal | Short Film of the Day

Short Film of the Day May 26, 2020

Band Khayal

By Burhan Habshee with 7

drama · Short Films · english

The short film utilises its limited resources of space in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown to present an engaging narrative to the viewer. The story is of a woman and her daughter, marked by their complete absence of communication, and an overwhelmingly mundane routine of the former.

It further progresses to reveal the oppressive nature of being stuck with the same thoughts where the only escape possible seems to involve extreme violence. While there is a sense of psychological entrapment, it resonates with contemporary times and our current reality of physical confinement as well. Along with its notable storytelling skills, it is precisely this emotion which further allows the film to succeed.
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