Chirag lives in a strange world with a stranger profession. His job involves delivering messages to people, on behalf of their family members and loved ones, sometimes in the respective patron’s voice, and sometimes even in person. The film offers a seamlessly remarkable endeavor in presenting this reality to the viewer. 

Amidst it all is Chirag’s relationship with Sneha, on the verge of collapse primarily as a result of his inability, ironically, to communicate or express himself. His dying relationship is simply symptomatic of society at large, one where the absolute breakdown of communication has left an endless vacuum very swiftly being filled by technology. In our own world where using AI tools to structure our messages and emails, sometimes even personal, intimate conversations, is ubiquitous and commonplace, is the film’s reality truly far-fetched? 

Chirag's mental and emotional unraveling is mapped alongside these developments, questions, and their inherent answers. A voice and tonality that is fresh and unique, coupled with strong performances, and a diegetic score together constitute the expert film.

Grey | Short Film of the Month

Serving on the frontline of a perilous war, two soldiers take cover on a sandy beach. At the same time, there is a sharpshooter aiming at them from a well-protected location within the bushes. One of them is severely wounded and struggles to stay conscious, the other tries to deflect the attack and shoot towards the direction of incoming fire. 

As the action unfolds before the viewer, the film invokes a conversation on the blood and gore that constitute a war, but also on the friendship and camaraderie that shines through in the darkest of circumstances. The images thus offered indicate memories of better, happier times which will be yearned for all eternity. At the same time, there is the intention and endeavor to pay homage to the brave soldiers who give up their lives for the safety of others.

Remnant | Short Film Nominee

Right from the very beginning, the shadowy visuals of the film establish the seedy reality it is going to locate itself in. The viewer is introduced to violence, brutal murders, betrayals and a constant tussle between a gangster and a police officer, both determined to outsmart the other. Within this, however, there is another story which is slowly coming into its own. The police officer has waited several years to catch his nemesis, the same gangster who is about to leave the country for good within a few hours, making only a very short duration available for the former to complete his mission. The stakes are high and matters are about to come to a head. It is at this juncture that the film ropes in an important development about a friendship it had only teased earlier at the starting of the story. Hands of Time bases itself on a short story by O. Henry, revealing whose name would be giving away a crucial piece of the plot. For the patient viewer, it would be made amply clear as to which parent text has served as an integral part of the film, while also allowing the audience all along to come on this uncertain, unexpected journey of its characters.

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