The title of the film is a direct communication of everything it wants to convey - the toxicity that often defines romantic relationships. Raghav is an aggressive, abusive partner to Lekha. This aspect of his personality spills in all other parts of his life and he ends up in brawls and fist-fights often until life reaches a point of no return. <br><br>

A terrible development occurs, post which Raghav’s life would never be the same again. The film exhibits deep potential in terms of writing, as well as its camerawork of long handheld shots. These two categories support 'Toxic' immensely in the communication of its ideas, and define an approach that should definitely be applied in future projects.


Toxic | Short Film Nominee

Solitude adopts an experimental approach to delve deep into the concept of isolation and emptiness.  The film uses overbearing visuals and sounds to represent the state of mind of its protagonist. Amongst the vast and overpowering nature, he appears minuscule, trivial even, allowing the scene to resonate with the solitude he experiences. <br><br>
Far in the barren lands where silence prevails and heavy winds blow, the protagonist sits and contemplates on his newly painted, steel chair. Metaphors are employed within this plane of abstraction to present forth an engagement with the ideas of loneliness. Additionally, due to the title of the film, the premise is taken a step further and is tied with the romanticizing of loneliness as solitude. However, where does one end and the other begin? Is one desirable while the other meant only for rejection? The narrative invokes all of these questions for the viewer to ponder upon.


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