The short film is like a delicacy that simmers on a low flame. Play with its intensity too much and you run the risk of overcooking it. On the other hand, find the patience (and the expertise) to let the narrative come to a boil in its own time and the flavours and aromas are infused in the most beautiful manner. This is where the creator succeeds most effortlessly. Along a pretty, hilly road, a man finds himself stuck with a broken down car close to sunset. When a kindly old woman decides to give him shelter for the night, his troubles seem to be nearing their end. However, the narrative, despite appearing to be completely harmless, invokes an eeriness that is bound to disconcert the viewer, and indeed there's a reason for this discomfort at the end of it all.

The Guest | Short Film of the Day

What happens when you have lost everything and there's no going further? That perhaps is the moment of complete freedom. Maybe an imagined duty or a forced responsibility holds you back from doing everything you want to do and being everything that you can be. However, who would you be if all your expectations were removed? This Arjun Mathur starrer attempts to answer the same. Follow the romance of a character, played most skilfully by Mathur, with his long-nurtured desires in Khudi. The music video also scores full points for the smooth intermingling of graceful cinematography with soulful music composed by The Local Train.

Khudi | Short Film of the Day

This beautifully shot music video, a romance with winters, mountains and snow, will win you over every time you watch it. The melodious voice of The Local Train's lead vocalist Raman Negi makes the song soulful as well as catchy. With scenic shots of mountains and the overwhelming nature, Dil Mere is the perfect winter song to be enjoyed with a hot cup of coffee on a cold, quiet night. 

Dil Mere | Short Film of the Day

The music video is a stunning dedication to travel and the humbling beauty of nature that often accompanies it. The visuals flow smoothly as you are taken along on a bike trip with the protagonist. From snow-capped peaks to looming mountains to glaciers, streams and rivers which navigate them all, images of nature are invoked in all their glory. As the audio of a soulful song are coupled with them, the narrative leaves you with a resounding reminder about taking pause to truly notice the magnificence around you. The vast landscapes, endless in their size, varied in their terrain, are especially more beautiful in a world that is only beginning to come out of a pandemic. After having been confined indoors for a year, the music and visuals of Khoye Pal would indeed leave you with a balmy, heartwarming message about humankind's location in a massive world that is waiting to open all its doors to you, as long as you have the inclination to stay and listen for a while.

Khoye Pal | Short Film of the Day

The film attempts to be a soulful narrative about the experiences in love of two people. The visuals are set in a beautiful valley of Himachal Pradesh. Though a cool palette of perfect greens and blues might be ready, shooting outdoors in natural light can often be a tough nut to crack, which is perhaps where the cinematography could have been better. The story exhibits brief moments of uniqueness, struggling to surface, but the transitions, performances and colour correction do not aid them sufficiently. The product is an ambitious endeavour and deserves brownie points simply for that.

Reveries | Short Film Nominee

The title of the film, which translates to the 'old red river', sets the premise of the content it will come to portray and engage with. With poetry interspersed with its visuals, the film becomes a weaving together of different elements of nature - rivers, mountains and trees. These are further supplemented by a notable use of drone shots that enable the filmmaker to tie their narrative together. However, there seems to be a want of a common thread that could have perhaps led to a closure which keeps the film from being all that it could have been.

Burha Luit | Short Film Nominee

The very brief narrative is an endeavor in conjuring a philosophical engagement with the ideas of existence, as well as the human pursuit of forever moving forward. Engulfed in a mist, no matter how uncertain your path might seem, the only way is ahead. For this inexorable movement, simply the knowledge of where you will put your foot next is enough, underlines the narrative. 

All of this is explored by using travel, and a drive through misty hills as a metaphor. The final result, an interaction with a single moment in time, then is simply a talking into the camera while driving through hazy, foggy valleys.

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