The short film is simple, but heartwarming. It's also about growing up and the flowering of childhood innocence into maturity and wisdom, without being preachy or mournful. A young boy, who begs for money on traffic lights and falls asleep on the beach, finds himself longing for a football one day. However, when he finally manages to put together enough money for it, will he go ahead to buy it?

B For Baloon | Short Film Nominee

A dystopic, experimental space is employed to take the viewer into a world where greed and hunger have consumed everything. A wasteland of an existence that once was, now lies dead and decaying, portrayed by a reality that is submerged under murky water. 

The short film exhibits potential in terms of thought, and narrative building. There is also the endeavor to rope in poetry and an elemental lyricism in its storytelling. Though rough edges remain in the department of sound, ‘Bhook’ is loud and clear in the message it wants to share about human existence and the consequences of its actions.

Bhookh | Short Film Nominee

Roshni Datta takes the cake for being the most skilled and charming aspect of Sweety Sonu Ki Filmy Love Story, both as an endearing character as well as the director of the film. The story is of a man and a woman who find themselves falling in love as they watch each other from their respective windows. However, right when their love story is about to take off, it is met by a hurdle most couples in the Indian society battle - gossip of neighbours and family members. Before this obstacle can even begin to be tackled, fate sends something far more formidable their way - the coronavirus lockdown, marked by its social distancing norms. The film employs poetry, music, song and dance to tell its story, and concludes with a wonderful message about the triumph of love over hate. The narrative is colourful, vivid and the kind of warmth a viewer might desire during the bleakness of contemporary times.

Sweety Sonu Ki Filmy Love Story | Short Film Nominee

When the pandemic left us stranded in the lurch, away from family and loved ones, in the middle of compelling situations, there was little for us to do, but take it all in our stride and somehow find a way to adapt. The short film is an example of one such situation which would have been unimaginable before 2020, but instead became the need of the hour thereafter and thud had to be tackled with in the best possible way. A flustered woman sits before a computer screen, getting ready for her own wedding while her would-be-groom is driving around in her neighborhood waiting for her. It is simply this situation which the film uses to portray a mother-daughter dynamic, a moment of high stress and the several complexities that come to define it further in a world that battles the Covid-19 virus. The film is direct and sweet and wants to leave the viewer with a message of love, hope and finding it in us to overcome even the most unlikely circumstances with the help of our loved ones.

O Mother Where Art Thou | Short Film Nominee

The body of the short film is a doctor's plea to pay attention to all the health advisories put in place by the national administration. Reminding the viewer of the importance of their role in containing the novel coronavirus, the film leaves them with all important guidelines to protect themselves as well as others, while also being a reminder of how bad things can truly get if we are not careful.

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