A serial killer is on a violent rampage in the city of Rampurat in West Bengal when the film opens. The headlines tout him as the Stoneman Killer, while the audience is taken deeper into this world. Alongside this is the story of a woman who has arrived at the train station a little over an hour ahead of midnight. Her brother who was supposed to pick her up lost track of time and got delayed, ensuring that she is stranded at the platform in the darkness and isolation in a city that is ridden with a night curfew as a result of the horrors afflicted on it by a brutal killer. 

The film does a notable job of constructing its realm which, in turn, ensures that the audience remains engaged throughout. The end result becomes the first part of a longer story, one that leaves the viewer curious about not only the fate of the characters involved but also about the identity and motivations of the killer. 

Though the film keeps itself confined to the story of only a few hours during a single night, it manages to employ the screenplay and narratorial progression to its full capacity, keeping the audience’s attention from wandering off. The subsequent parts of the story should definitely be explored and shared with the viewers.

Midnight Masscare | Short Film Nominee

The film begins with a scene of a crime. There is a murder on the street, and wild flames all over. The film
then retraces its steps to the act of injustice that provoked this murder, this crime. With an already dark
beginning, the narrative soon gets to the more disturbing elements of the story. The intent, perhaps, is to make a
comment on the social understanding of power, vulnerability, ability and strength. The film also endeavours to talk about sexual assault and that specific aspect of patriarchy and toxic masculinity which refuses to see the several forms of sexual oppression which are not simply confined to a single gender. However, the route
adopted to expostulate on these concepts could have gained from a deeper engagement with the thematic concerns.

Verso | Short Film Nominee

I Saw is an internal exploration. It seeks to blur the lines between fact and fiction, dreams and reality, real and unreal. The desire to produce a complex screenplay to complement the storytelling is an
ambitious feat, and must be appreciated so. The film, an engagement with different aspects of the human mind, however, could have benefited from more lucidity during the climax, allowing the viewer to participate in it better. Overall, it is a devoted attempt to share its story and plot with the audience, while also paving the path for more projects by the team in the future.

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