‘Nila Sola’ (Blue Shirt) takes us into the life of Vinod and Prastuti, a married couple who is content and happy with each other. However, one day tragedy strikes in the form of Prastuti’s inability to bear children. This further causes complications with her and Vinod’s relationship with his mother. 

In a world where inordinate amounts of pressure is thrust upon women and their role as mothers, Prastuti truly finds herself drowning in sorrow, more so because of what she views as the plight of her husband. Believing that she has deprived him of an important joy of life, she decides to go down a path from where there is no turning back. The film portrays all of this for the viewer, eventually concluding with a scene that communicates much more with silence than dialogue, and perhaps ties it all together with a suggestion of possibilities awaiting right at the horizon.

Nila Sola | Short Film Nominee

Different characters go about their day in this narrative that remains experimental in its storytelling. They move from one task to another, each visiting their own respective shops and locations, picking up objects of perhaps daily use. It is only at the conclusion that their true intentions are realized and presented to the viewer. 
The comment that the narrative eventually offers becomes about the burden of existence, the seeming inescapability of it, but also, the final release that arrives to put an end to it all. The endeavor is young, but exhibits an honest desire to share its approach and story.

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