Trigger Warning: Sexual assault 

The world of Swaang is one marked by few dialogues, but detailed action. The story reveals its cards gradually, taking the viewer into a dark, disturbing reality. At its opening, the film gives little inkling of the direction it is headed in. Instead, it introduces us to what seems like an average day in the life of a transgender woman. 

As she moves from one aspect of her life to another, a comment is also conjured on society’s relationship with those who do not conform to its heteronormative boundaries. If on a macro level a statement is being made about the location of the marginalized in society, at a micro level the protagonist has some very serious developments awaiting her. 

Her world gets embroiled in the underbelly of a space where the marginalized find it even more difficult to make themselves heard. Images of violence, rage and assault, along with performances that exhibit potential, are further roped in as storytelling tools, eventually leaving the viewer with a disconcerting narrative about a person’s struggle to reconcile their identity with their lived reality.

Swaang | Short Film Nominee

The short film talks about a very important concern that is not being addressed enough in the public domain - the endless list of student suicides in Kota. Firr Se portrays the story of one such student. The film deserves full points for its attempts at storytelling, editing, use of special effects and performances. However, at the same time, it does feel like its potential was not realised in its entirety.

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