Short Film Nominee February 22, 2023
By Kahanikar Saromi with 6.5
drama · Short Films · hindi
The scene is of a birthday party, but a woman and a child sit in a mood that is far from festive. The hour is late, the house quiet, and the wait, seemingly endless. When a man enters the setting, the direction of the narrative is made clear to the viewer.
'Piggy Bank' is the story of a neglected family where the man is too preoccupied with making money. While spending long hours on phone calls and before his laptop screen, he has forgotten the value of the time spent with his wife and young son. The story offers a comment on this loss in his world of profits by portraying how the man is made to realize his folly in the most innocent way.
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