The film opens with a moment of distress, a reality marked by ugliness, a morning that has everything going wrong with it, and yet, amidst it all, there is the possibility of an instance of ease that is achieved with a stranger. It is this thought which forms the premise of Sync. The narrative introduces us to a woman grieving her father's loss, and in some ways, also holding herself responsible for his death. Alongside this is the story of a man who is battling a major setback in love. As both characters deal with their own respective heartache, the plot seems to be moving towards an overlap of their stories - are they linked in anyway to each other? Are they adding to each other's turmoil? The viewer finds themselves looking for the answers with these questions, about to be met with them in due time, as the film comes into its own organically. It is further marked by lovely camerawork, strengthened by seamless transitions. The edit complements them wonderfully, the vocals and music are thoughtful and consistent with the mood of the story. All of them together help in conjuring a beautiful tonality and feel of the film, providing adequate closure to all your questions at its conclusion.

Synced | Short Film of the Day

‘Nauha’, or a mournful song or lamentation, elucidates its primary idea in the title itself. It is a story of the burden of human existence, and the struggle to survive it, or be crushed under its weight while trying. We experience the narrative through the eyes of three characters, a man, a woman and a little girl. If one of them finds himself giving in to excesses and debauchery, the other is willing to end a life of its own travails, as well as that of her little, unsuspecting daughter. The last of them, the child, still unaware and uninitiated in the cruelties of the world, is simply a mute, powerless receptor. It is in the weaving of these three stories that the film comes into being.

Nauha | Short Film Nominee

Adopting an experimental approach, the short film posits itself as a narrative that maps the trajectory of evolution. Because of the obscurity of the plot, it requires an attentive viewer to truly understand what is this the evolution of. Is it nature, pain, life, characters, all of it or none of it? The film raises all of these questions and allows its audience to explore the answers in its own open-ended manner. Much like its plot points and divisions, there are no definite visual markers either, as shadows and sounds bleed into one. Consequently, it becomes the viewer's responsibility to attempt to secure their own unique meaning and interpretation of the film.

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