Anand is a recluse who interacts with no one - at home or at his workplace. He takes care of his bed-ridden father, a young son, and all his professional duties. We continue to go deeper into his life, but the reticent protagonist offers no verbal expression to help the viewer know him better. However, the visual development so far has painted a life of difficulty, isolation and oppressive unhappiness before us. 

When Anand finally begins to talk, at the prodding of a kind, well-meaning colleague, the revelation arrives. It is in this that the film’s core message lies, a social comment about the misuse of those tools that are present for an efficient functioning of society. Instead of a shield, however, they are being wielded as a weapon, adversely affecting more than one life, states the film. Additionally, it remains marked by competent performances throughout, and an adequate balance between dialogue and silence to share this story.

My Life is Like | Short Film Nominee

Bureaucracy, red-tapism and corruption are some undeniable aspects of the Indian legal system. However, there is another aspect to it as well. It is the relationship between these two that the short film engages with, among other things. Manor Colony, already struggling with water shortages, is headed towards a future of severe water scarcity as a result of a mill construction nearby. The film invokes the plight of a concerned resident in the face of indifferent and greedy officials handling the project who will leave no stone unturned in filling their pockets, even at the cost of others' survival. However, when the protagonist finds himself meeting a dead end every which way, he decides to take matters in his own hands. As he puts his plan to execution, what will be the eventual conclusion - which side of law will win this battle?

Manor Colony | Short Film Nominee

The film invokes a notable conversation around justice and freedom and how far the two can be located from each other in the real world. The entire the action of the story unfolds within a single room where two men have a conversation - an important, powerful lawyer and a convict who has been incarcerated for two years without having committed the crime. As a dialogue is invoked around the ideas of crime, justice and the punishment meted out to them, the film utilises its limited resources efficiently to communicate its intention. Further, it offers a critique of the Indian justice system, and the several legal complexities inherent to it that have been twisted and moulded to one's advantage by the powerful and the mighty in some very infamous cases of the past.

Gunah | Short Film Nominee

A country that is marked by disturbing news headlines on a daily basis can, and not surprisingly, lead one to a sense of despair about the state of things. Consequently, the next obvious step in such a scenario would be the inclination to leave it all behind in exchange of a life in another country. The short film preoccupies itself with the same concern by way of a conversation that unfolds primarily between two characters. One of them has decided to move to Canada for good, while the other has come to remind him of his roots to India and the family and the loved ones he will leave behind once he moves.

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