The film makes an enthusiastic effort of combining visuals and stories of four different characters in four different states. These visuals are then tied together with a poetic narration that allows the film to be a positive message, a source of cheer for the viewer in a world afflicted not only by coronavirus, but also uncertainty and despair.

Chaar Log Kya Bolenge | Lockdown Film Challenge

The short film begins at a grim note - a man has just entered the office of a mental health expert to talk about a strange experience. Hesitant at first, he soon opens up when the doctor ensures him that this is indeed a safe space. The account he shares involves being stuck in a strange house that eventually led him to a time period and era long gone by. The film paces itself out while weaving the tale, attempting to invoke a world that is over three decades old. The protagonist is overwhelmed by the absurdity of it all, and yet feels the desperate need to share it with someone. Further, there is also the attempt to briefly discuss issues of mental health for the uninitiated. After this session and a medication prescription, he hopes this would be the end of his troubles, but would that truly be the case? Additionally, the narrative leaves a few loose ends, whether deliberately or otherwise. It would be interesting to see them tied up in subsequent chapters of the story.

D-301| Short Film Nominee

The film attempts a judicial use of a metaphor - one of death knocking at the door of a smoker. Aimed at drawing the viewer’s attention against the harms of smoking, the film employs the idea of darkness and other horrors that await smokers. A man sits by himself enjoying a cigarette. However, just when he thinks he can partake of the pleasure peacefully, a sudden noise shakes him out of it. It continues to build, yet there is little to no realisation on the part of the protagonist. He may have led himself by the hand to a very dark fate, but will he succumb to it or find a way to save himself in time?

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