As the title suggests, the film is a single man's voice that adopts a poetic approach to share the intentions of the narrative. Endowed with a lyrical quality, it is essentially a philosophical musing about life and existence. Thematic concerns span past, present and future, and thus, the nature and flow of time. It damns humans to being shells of hollowness, but then double backs to ask a pertinent question - is it truly possible for shells to feel heartache? Is it possible for a hunter to show kindness? And most importantly, is it possible for a survivor to emerge a winner? All of these thoughts are further coupled with visuals exhibiting skill and smoothness, to complete the final product as a comprehensive, cohesive whole.

The Last Monologue | Short Film of the Day

The skill and smoothness of the visuals are the first thing that strike the viewer about Deliverance. After having established the horizon of expectation, the film ensures that it does not dip in its pace or technique as the story unfolds on screen. Two ascetics are performing the last rites of a person when an unexpected woman arrives at this quiet, remote corner of a forest. The brook flows swiftly, threatening to carry a less attentive passer-by with the strong current. Thus, one of the men carries her over his shoulders across the water body. The scene which had thus far been one of simplicity, devoid of any worldly indulgences, is suddenly marked by a potentially visceral sensuality, the all-male space disturbed by femininity. By its own admission, the film is based on a parable about the idea of deliverance or mukti, a sense of perhaps corporeal and, eventually, spiritual liberation that one achieves after a long observation of abstention. Within its folds is also a comment about the importance of controlling your thoughts which eventually become the root of all action, and how futile regulating the latter without the former can prove to be. The same intention is endeavored to be conveyed by employing a cohesive and engaging narrative.

Deliverance | Short Film of the Day

A man finds himself in the isolation of a vast expanse of nature, reflective of his mental space as well. He has lost faith in the world and divinity and now finds himself completely lost. However, his path soon crosses with an unexpected companion who alters his approach to life. 
As the narrative explores a journey between a mentor and his pupil, the music video comes into existence. It is defined by notable vocals and a dedicated cast and crew that bring all of these aspects to life. The ideas the song celebrates and shares are one of unity and the oneness of God, no matter the name we choose to address him with. While all these thoughts are explored, the protagonist’s endeavor to find a new path continues and gets portrayed in the narrative.

Kaun Hoon.. | Short Film Nominee

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. 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.

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