The musical is a short narrative about the teacher-student relationship and how it can make or break someone's spirit. This is portrayed by giving a contrast between two kinds of teachers - an overbearing, strict one who puts his students under physical and mental duress. On the other hand is a teacher who is kind, empathetic and concerned truly about his students well-being. Their treatment of their pupils also shows the manner in which their respective future takes form, while also emphasising how someone who was mistreated by a senior does not necessarily have to continue the same cycle of anger, abuse and crippling pressure. The film earns full points for effort, however, it could have been more well-rounded in its final product, especially in terms of its sound and dubbing. Since it exhibits a desire to express and create by the young team, it leaves the viewer looking forward to the possibility of more projects by them.

He’s Gotta Have It | Short Film Nominee

An office camera captures the boss of an organisation sexually assaulting his female employee. The woman had tried
to fight off his advances, but he caught her in a moment of seclusion and tried to overpower her. The
insolence of the man is plain shocking, even when someone tries to intervene. 
The film attempts to contribute to the awareness and awakening that was especially brought on by the #MeToo
movement across the world, empowering women to speak up and not carry the shame of an act that was not
their fault. It further urges the viewer to not be a mute observer, for staying silent is equivalent to supporting or enabling the oppressor.

Unfold | Short Film Nominee

Cybercrimes often leave women more vulnerable than men in contemporary society, further exposing them to blackmail and extortion. The short film is an engagement with the same concern by employing the story of a loving couple which is about to get married. Though it opens with an image of deep affection, things soon take a turn for the worse as the woman's former lover shares some of their intimate pictures publicly in the virtual space. It is by using this example of its characters, and the manner in which they tackle the problem, that the film intends to leave the viewer with an educational message, one that would equip people to safeguard themselves better against such scenarios.

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