The short video takes you into the attempts of a group of teenaged boys who are trying to buy porn from a local store. It's endearing and would be relatable for many regarding their own struggles of coming to terms with their sexuality and finding a space for it in their immediate lived reality. The short video serves as a teaser for the Tamil film Super Deluxe which is the story of loyalty, sexuality and gender, among other things. The video is funny, crisp and is shot within a tight physical space which helps to accentuate a sense of tension of the young boys, confined within the expectations of society, yet attempting to break out of it through a rebellious act of procuring a CD of pornographic content.

The Struggles of Buying Porn | Short Film Nominee

The world of ‘Incognito’ is squalid and defined by seedy endeavors involving non-consensual porn and trafficking. A receptionist at a hotel has installed secret cameras in a room and the adjoining bathroom to capture intimate acts of couples. These videos are then uploaded on porn sites by him. However, this secret trade one day leads him to the unearthing of deeply troubling truths from which there is no looking away. As he gets involved deeper and deeper into the schemes of a pimp and his exploits pertaining to a woman, a far terrible reality awaits him. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/r9vFSHVl.png"/> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/E7grvxkl.png"/> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/jRbk3FMl.png"/> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/mGyBXAfl.png"/> The film employs economy of dialogue, allowing much of the drama to unfold simply by way of visuals. There is further efficient use of the same physical space to achieve it all. At the film's conclusion rests a swift unraveling of events, and deliberate arbitrariness in the manner in which the subsequent pieces fall. What it would mean for the fate of the characters thus becomes an interesting question that the narrative attempts to answer at the end of it all.

Incognito  | Short Film of the Month

The short film adopts a very unique approach in talking about a topic only discussed in hushed whispers - porn. It raises the question of the futility, and perhaps even the drawbacks, of bans, along with invoking the idea of the importance of sex education among children. It attempts an experimental handling of the narrative which is about a young boy’s struggle to access porn websites. At the end of the story, there is an ironical twist waiting for the viewer which also becomes a disturbing comment on contemporary society.

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