How to Make a Zero Budget Short Film During Quarantine

The sheer shock that hits you when the short film reveals its true intentions is the most noteworthy aspect of the story. It starts off on a harmless note marked by humour and lightheartedness. However the tone soon transforms from one of comedy to another about a tragic reality of our lives in general, and during the pandemic lockdown, in particular.

A boy is making a short film with his parents for his YouTube channel. Consequently, the viewer is taken into their lives and household. This development soon comes to be marked by a sense of unease. The viewer begins to wonder if this cheery filmmaker has already revealed too much about his parents during the light project he is working on. Of course they are all actors and none of the characters are real, but the journey that is completed by the viewer while getting to this unease and moving forward from there, is an interesting one, earning the film all the points for its writing.