Lockdown Film Challenge May 25, 2021
By Anmol Bhotika with 6.4
horror · Short Films · english
The narrative of I Allot Your Room is marked by a conversation between two people - a man and a woman. As the two discuss a few details, the viewer is first led to believe that this is perhaps a chat about a hotel booking he has made, and has now arrived to claim his room. However, the story soon develops to reveal a far more disturbing reality.
An engagement is thus invoked with the ideas of death, afterlife, work and financial pressure and how it can sometimes lead one to make irrevocable decisions. Though the form of the story seems to subscribe more to that of a podcast than a film, the final product remains marked by storytelling and performances that exhibit competence and potential.
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