In a New Light | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee March 16, 2020

In a New Light

By Ajeesh Venugopalan with 6.2

drama · Short Films · english

Several educated youth in the country find it difficult to secure themselves a job despite having a fully-equipped skill-set and other necessary qualifications. The short film is an engagement with the same topic. In the face of the increasing unemployment rates in India, the narrative follows one character on his way to a beach. As he sits by the sea, trying to make a paper plane fly but to little avail, the crashed flight becomes a metaphor for his hopes and dreams.

The film attempts a unique voice, but does not entirely achieve it. The saturated colour palette of the visuals also comes across as slightly distracting. The well-intentioned film aims to drive its point home and draw the viewer's attention to the effect of this on the mental health of innumerable people. However, it would have benefitted more with a little technical polishing.
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