The short film opens with startling images of a bloody knife, a lifeless body and a wailing husband confessing his crime in a passionate outburst. However, as he proceeds to explore the misplaced reasons for his actions and drown in deep-seated guilt, a comedic subversion of events reveals the entire scene to be an audition. A voice from behind the camera challenges his acting skills, commenting on his inability to step into the character and shed tears, articulating dialogues and so on. 
They go through several takes for a perfectly delivered scene. However, did they really succeed or lose something essential in the process? Does the narrative suggest something deeper than otherwise visible to the eye at first glance? The final result raises all of these questions, while also attempting to use color to convey underpinnings of the plot, eventually offering its conclusion, and the answers, to the viewer.

Audition Room | Short Film Nominee

The short film is a modern day parable about kindness, rebirth, and hope. It weaves a competent story to share the same message with the viewer. A blind man works hard at selling pens by the roadside, somehow making ends meet for both him and his mother. However, because he is left vulnerable, there are those around him who do not hesitate from taking advantage of him. 

Despite being robbed of a crucial sum of money, his heart does not harden, and he continues to approach the world with kindness. It is this unwavering sense of always helping others, no matter the situations meted out to him, that indeed aids in making the world a better place, suggests the narrative. Though a little heavy on the sentimental value, the film is well-intentioned and leaves the viewer with an important message about the importance of kindness, generosity and their role in helping someone reform and mend their ways.

Puthiyaa Paarvai | Short Film Nominee

The story of the film is constructed with attention to thought, allowing it to catch the viewer unaware when its primary revelation arrives. The night is dark, and the neighborhood desolate as a woman is left all alone in the middle of the street by a cab driver who refuses to go any further. Despite the fear gripping her, she makes her way forward, only to run into a malicious man. 

The plot further pronounces fright and extreme horror, but not in a way you might expect. In the process, an important story is presented to the viewer which demands a conversation on sexism, misogyny, safety and women in a predominantly patriarchal world.

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