The short film is a philosophical engagement with notions of existence, self and the endless pursuit of desires in life. It's marked by its layered narrative that falls within the boundary of the abstract, opening itself to different interpretations. The protagonist finds a small chest whose contents are undisclosed to the viewer. He immediately takes it home, hiding it in a dark, quiet corner of his house. It is the search, attainment and finally securing this object that comes to mark his entire existence. <br><br> Sometimes it makes him jolt upright in the dead of the night, other days it's the reason for him to jump out of bed during the day. It torments and tortures him and he knows no rest until he has found the object in his possession again (to perhaps lose it all over again), even if it means shutting out the rest of the world. The film uses a narrative marked by an approach that withholds as much as it reveals, and yet ensures that its message is conveyed lucidly, thereby enabling it to succeed.

Iruttai Thediya Samayangal | Short Film of the Day

Essentially, the video wants to invoke a conversation around the concepts of time, desire and money. The story begins when a younger police officer visits his senior, one he has idolised for a long time. <br><br> While handing over the reins to him, the older man has some important lessons to share which come to begin with a conversation around a single pair of jeans. The plot wants to be an engagement with philosophy and how in life we often waste much of our time not valuing what we already have. The film is well-intentioned, but could have gained from a closer look at its editing and visuals.

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