Despite the disturbing thought the film invokes in its title, taking one’s life by suicide, the narrative is marked by uplifting humor and hope. The entirety of the plot is a movement towards the realization of the same. 
A man is trying to end his life, but a little girl keeps coming in his path. She takes him down the road of some unexpected misadventures that amuse the viewer, even if at the cost of the protagonist’s misery. Their exchanges continue, following the format and approach of a silent film, employing the visual flow steadily, coupled with a fitting background score. 
At the heart of the film is an important message that is presented to the viewer with earnestness and lucidity, while also displaying a screenplay defined by ease, along with a complementary edit.

Sui-side Story | Short Film Nominee

‘Spin’ is remarkable in the absurdity it brings to life. Three men, one night and their own sense of emptiness and unhappiness reflected in their faces constitute this world. A man returns from work, exhausted and spent, and sits down with his two flatmates for a strange game they seem to have developed themselves. Is it coping? Is it something to kill time or forget about the futility of existence? Who even knows or cares, suggests the narrative as the characters before us start slapping each other, all along sticking to the rules of the game. 

The film makes efficient use of its resources, be it of space or other tools often required to tell an engaging story. Despite the humor inherent to a situation as ridiculous as the one developing before us, a sense of darkness follows too, ensuring you remain involved in the fates of the three men right till the very end.

Spin | Short Film of the Day

The title of the film sets the first expectations in terms of its thematic concerns; the approach and storytelling ensure that their exploration does not become trite or predictable. 

Vihaan is lazing in a park, consumed by his own thoughts when a phone call delivers the most shocking news - one about the passing of his school best friend Krish. Vihaan's long silence which follows as the caller continues to share her plans establishes his emotional state for the viewer - a numbness-defined quiet. 

A group of their school batchmates meet at a friend’s house to share their grief and thus begins the protagonist’s efforts to come to terms with everything that he’s feeling, or rather the very lack of the feelings that won’t come. It is further interwoven with how grief means different things for different people, and for some, nothing at all. The film ropes in notable choices for the background score, along with exhibiting thought and care when it comes to the screenplay, writing, and the overall putting together of the end result as a composite whole. It leaves the door open for expanding on the already-evidenced potential and storytelling in future projects.

How Not to Deal With Grief | Short Film of the Day

A narrative minus much verbal exchange, offering an interesting approach to the visual progression, and lastly, the presence of humor in the most unexpected, unlikely manner - these three components constitute ‘Bhor’. It invites you into its world quietly, taking its time revealing a man who is setting up a tea-stall early in the morning. He is soon joined by another, perhaps a regular, who sits before him, enjoying his morning tea. 

Consequently, when the story suddenly alters course to present an event far from what you may have expected so far, it is safe to assume that the viewer is hooked. The unannounced entry of two more characters, completely in contrast with the world conjured so far, turns the narrative on its head, and deliberately so. Though a few errant shots remain scattered in the film, it remains entertaining, and refreshing in its tonality and the sense of the absurd it presents to you.

Bhor | Short Film Nominee

The story is weaved and presented forth in a notably interesting manner. It is enhanced with intrigue, unexpected moments of humor and a bewildered protagonist's attempts to make sense of the situation at hand. A man has gone missing, and the objects in his room where he was last seen, have acquired a life of their own, quite literally, as they now talk to the protagonist, giving him information that could eventually lead to the location of the missing man. As the viewer is allowed to participate in the story, its unraveling further leads to developments that include eroticism, insanity, and perhaps, loneliness.

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