Art indeed has a higher purpose, one of not only imitating reality, but also changing it for the better. The ad film is a reminder of the same by portraying how positive stories enable us to break out of the moulds society forces us into. What is it that can't be conquered with love and kindness, with a little support of those around you and with a desire to help each other? The film raises the same rhetorical question by presenting the viewer with different scenarios. The smooth and skilled visual transitions from one scenario to another enriches it further. Stories have the power to lead to constructive thought which in turn can lead to reformative action. Let this film simply be an invocation of this particular truth, if nothing more.

Badal Diya | Short Film of the Day

It is late into the night when a man is driving by himself. While he is on his way, a stranger appears in the middle of the road suddenly. Before the protagonist can get his bearings, the latter disappears, leaving only an unusual note in his wake - one that carries information about the time and death of the protagonist. The idea of the Angel of Death has been established right at the beginning of the film. It is then he who becomes the real protagonist and the overarching preoccupation of the narrative as it carries out a simultaneous engagement with the dynamics of relationships, fidelity, couples and the eventual culmination of all of these concerns in violent developments.

Azrael (A Psychopomp) | Short Film Nominee

From the struggle to secure employment to financial trouble to kindness and empathy, the film attempts to weave it all in its narrative. It opens on a musical note, complete with ideas of hope and a determination to never give up. However, soon things take a turn for the worse for the protagonist. One day an unexpected call from a stranger alters the course of things for him, and he finds himself moving in the direction of prosperity. With its story that straddles the past and the present, Kani wants to remind the viewer the significance of life, and how not let obstacles daunt them because one way or the other, a solution would always be available.

Kani | Short Film Nominee

The film essentially wants to be a conversation on tradition and modernity, choosing to locate itself in the cultural ethos of Tamil Nadu. It brings up jallikattu, a traditional event of the state which made headlines in the country as protests erupted against it in the recent past. It also wants to communicate the message about preserving your cultural inheritance for overall progress and growth of an identity that is rooted in that culture. However, the film only offers its desires, intention, and the problems that obstruct them. It initiates a dialogue, but does not cover the entire distance of providing definite solutions for the same. Perhaps this aspect could be explored further by the filmmaker in their future projects.

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