A single mother is at the end of her rope, battling all kinds of financial and emotional difficulties. She struggles to find accommodation for her young daughter and herself in the chaotic landscape of Mumbai. 

Along with neighbors who play loud music, and brokers who make tall promises about buildings that are falling apart before her eyes, she is also met with professional rejections. <br><br>

The narrative’s most crucial flourish, however, lies in the juxtaposition it draws between an innocent moment of pure joy that the protagonist shares with her daughter, and a soul-crushing reality for her which must be braved in order to survive. The title of the film, a portmanteau for ‘mom’ and ‘bae’, a mother and a lover, is further realized in this instance which, though not devoid of rough edges, is earnest and adroit in its intentions and their portrayal. 






Mombae | Short Film Nominee

A woman, dressed in an all-white attire, dances on a road in the darkness of the night. She is lit by a bright light which further adds a sense of dissonance to the whole setting, very much deliberate as is conveyed by the rest of the narrative. The dance continues, further asserting a sense of freedom and liberation until the reality of the film is revealed. <br><br> 

When the moment arrives, the film presents the binary of the body and the soul where while one had once relinquished in captivity, the other is now set free, of darkness and light, of life and death itself. If on the one hand, there is an image of the end and incapacitation, on the other is one of a soaring flight. The performance shows skill and effort, as does the thought employed to portray it all. 


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