The short film is engaging and disturbing in equal measure. It does a great job of building up the tension. Wide-frames, hand-held shots and soft focus are used efficiently to conceal details from the viewer, which serve to increase the discomfort manifold, crucial to this narrative of an old woman's missing son. The plot is unexpected until the climax which becomes the first instance in the movie when the viewer begins to get ahead of it, drawing their own deductions. However, they are left debunked as the film progresses, leaving the viewer grasping at straws until the final reveal. Lost and Hound is an interesting take on mother-son relationships and what loneliness could potentially do to someone. It also earns full points for keeping the viewer involved with its skilled execution of the story.

Lost and Hound | Short Film of the Day

The film is rightly titled The Ride for what a ride it is! Essentially, the premise is defined by the collision of two unlikely strangers shooting an Instagram Reel. However, within it rest several thematic concerns that bring to life a conflict between passion and practical, professional demands. It invokes the idea of virality, something that has given rise to a new currency in the contemporary world. If you do manage to accumulate a significant amount of the same, irrespective of your disdain for the medium, an important realization awaits you - that you are not as impervious to its charms as you thought. The film begins with a ride that Arjun is sharing with his colleague, one who is about to break to him a bitter news - he has been fired from his job from their agency due to his inability to deliver Reel videos according to the client's wishes. And yet, at the heels of all the despair, a pivotal development follows. Leaving this world of advertising and corporate control behind in his colleague's car, Arjun now steps into the colorful shadows of an auto whose shimmer refuses to be dulled (even in the face of Arjun's explicit request to turn off the glaring light). This marks the protagonist's journey away from his comfort zone of order and fixed ideas about creativity. It is what lies on the other side of this experience that conveys the film's core message, tying all of the aforementioned thematic concerns with an uplifting sense of hope.

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