The film is an important conversation, very relevant in contemporary times where voices around sexual abuse are gaining more and more predominance every single day. Visuals develop before the viewer, marked by the narration of its protagonist, and we are taken into a story about sexual oppression of a boy by a relative. As past events are recalled from the protagonist's position in the present, the story also becomes a comment on the several manifestations of childhood trauma in adulthood, and how they come to influence and mould the survivor's psyche and approach to life. The film exhibits potential in the department of visuals, and the execution and treatment of the story. There is also a dedication to performance and storytelling, leaving the door open for similar, more developed products by the team in the future.

Death in the Making | Short Film Nominee

The Shriek of Silence is an effort in bringing to life various issues and emotions by portraying for us the character of a young man who has been recruited by a militant outfit to carry out their violent schemes. 
 In the process, the story presents to the viewer frustrations, misguided anger and the manner in which poverty is exploited by kingpins and leaders who are motivated by their own vested interests. With little regard for the effects they have on a community or on what the youths who carry their bidding leave behind, they continue to simply lure people in with the promise of money, one that is desperately needed by the said youth. 
 The narrative endeavors to rope in all of these concerns while also revealing the brutality and the destructive nature of the paths taken by these men, without humanizing or justifying them or their actions. It could have indeed gained from a better control on its sound, but, having said that, the final result leaves the door open for more such explorations by the young team.

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