While the Covid-19 pandemic has been an extremely demanding experience for all of us, it has been especially painful for healthcare workers. Being at the frontlines exposed them to grief and trauma of an unprecedented kind. This, coupled with personal loss, is sufficient to overwhelm an existence entirely. <br><br> The short film is a quietly moving exploration of the same premise, further enhanced by a beautiful melody, one of its notable strengths. Without any dialogues or a reality that involves more than a single character, the narrative lucidly conveys all of these intentions to you, allowing the viewer to interact with them.

Kaatar | Lockdown Film Challenge

The film invokes a conversation on several things - the advent of technology in the contemporary world, the younger generation's relationship with religion, generation gap, and on top of it all, our pandemic-ridden reality. <br><br> It then makes it approach more microcosmic by introducing us to the protagonist's struggles who is unsure of his mother's health as she battles the coronavirus in a hospital. He further discusses his more personal obstacles that have led him to a crossroads regarding his dreams, passion, and a former job he left a while ago. However, tying these myriad elements together is a sense of hope, as suggested by the title itself, that reminds the viewer to allow optimism to eventually overcome all hurdles no matter how tough the going gets.

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