The short film, concise and crisp, is marked by its complete absence of dialogues. It is a glimpse into the life of a single character during the coronavirus lockdown, where his lived reality seems to have parted ways with the spoken word. Further, the visuals exhibit potential that can be explored in future projects by the filmmaker.

Textual | Lockdown Film Challenge

The sinister intentions of the film are established right from the start when it opens with the deadly
chants of Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary! 
A strange, grumpy young man is going by his day. When he returns home, he is acquainted with people
around him who call out to to warn him against saying 'Bloody Mary!' thrice. Then
they all burst into laughter, calling him a 'phattu' (coward/imbecile). 
Tormented by the constant jibes, he decides to rebel and do exactly that which is forbidden. He utters
the deadly chant, and the consequences are evil.

Chup | Short Film Nominee

The short film presents forth a complex narrative and gives an account of the life of a man, as he moves from one task to another. Mundane at first glance, all of these tasks act as motifs and eventual harbingers of what is to come. The story thus presented is not for the inattentive audience, and demands their full participation to be made sense of. However, several viewers of the film would have benefited from a little more lucidity in the narrative.

Within | Short Film Nominee

The narrative makes an economical use of dialogues to tell its story. There are two parallel plot lines - one of a storyteller, the other of his characters. The film tries to build tension and suspense using music and a different colour palette for both. While there is a sincere endeavour to use hand-held shots, the visuals would have benefited with some amount of stability. Additionally, more control over editing and colour correction would have also led to notable results. Overall, the product is an honest effort, albeit minus some fine-tuning.

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