The Last Order is a lockdown short that tries to grapple with and unravel a facet of the unprecedented, perplexing circumstances
we’re in. 
The film chooses a subject that evokes pity from all of us – lockdown birthdays. Whether you’re
an introvert or not, the thought of being forced to spend your birthday all alone, shut away from the world, is a unanimously
dreaded thought. 
A woman orders a food delivery on her birthday and doesn't pay heed to the safety measures. Such an oversight might be familiar for some of us for it is easy to give in to the false security of the pandemic not harming us, and that it won't hit us if we’re inside our house. However, soon
after, strange occurrences begin to happen one after the other in her life. Shadows and lights are employed to invoke an atmosphere of thrill and foreboding, raising the question at the heart of the narrative - will ordering food from outside during a pandemic prove to be a point of no return for the protagonist?

The Last Order | Short Film of the Day

The film is presented as a tribute to Charlie Chaplin. In the characteristic style of the artist, 'Broken Mirror' too models itself after the genre of silent films to share its story with you. A woman is on her way to work when she has a run-in with a strange man. Not only is he a character that exists on the margins of society, but he also has a striking resemblance to her former partner, a man she lost in the most tragic accident. 

Thus begins her attempts to once again find hope and affection while trying to help this man turn around his life. However, unlike the humor that we have come to associate with Charlie Chaplin, the subject matter of the film is a far darker story. It is in this realization that the core ideas of the film, as well as its title, get pronounced.

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