'Ashwatthama', a story of anger, helplessness and revenge, offers a world of metaphors. The narrative speaks of poetry, stars, and most important of all - a forest. The protagonist, Parikshit, is reeling with the loss of his father, snatched from him in a violent assassination. Battling the ensuing grief, he now feels like Ashwatthama from Mahabharata who was cursed with immortality and doomed to wander with an unhealed wound until the end of times. <br><br>Parikshit too finds himself at the heart of a wild, dense forest of his thoughts, finding a physical representation in him wandering the banks of the Narmada river. The storytelling and the manner in which its many components are weaved together exhibit potential and should definitely be engaged with further.

Ashwatthama | Short Film Nominee

Shot on a smartphone, the film gives an account of a man's audition as Ashwatthama in what seems like an adaptation of Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug. The scene is performed by the actor and is shared with the viewer using two separate camera angles that simultaneously record the performance. <Br><br> The film exhibits a dedication to performance on the part of the actor as well as the effort invested to achieve the same. It could have, however, spent more time on the edit table for better control on its visuals.

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