Mother | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee March 23, 2020

Mother

By Mohan Singh Gaharwar with 6

thriller · Short Films · english

The short film explores two narratives parallelly - the mental health of a man as well as his relationship with his mother. What starts off as a harmless date, soon takes the form of a dark reality for the viewer. A couple meets for the first time after a year of virtual communication. However, it is soon discovered that both parties are on very different pages regarding the future of their relationship.

This is followed by a visual sequence that falls in the space of abstraction. The climax is soon followed by a disturbing conclusion which would have benefited with closer attention to detail. The shadows of the hanging feet reveal more than they should have to maintain the quality of the film, as do the twitching legs of what is supposed to be a dead body. At the conclusion, the film also enforces the cyclicality of the nature of the protagonist, and leaves the viewer about the gory reality in store for those who come in contact with him.
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