The realm of the film is defined entirely by symbolism and metaphors to present the internal struggles of the protagonist. As he sits by himself fixing a clock, perhaps he is attempting to fix, understand, and even dispel the many mysteries of time itself. His tinkering with the object, and all that it can potentially stand for soon takes us into a world of vast expanses of nature, abound by mystical and magical creatures and occurrences. Three characters in hooded capes, the myriad elements of nature, all thrive here. As the protagonist traverses a journey from darkness to light, can these elements lead him to wings, wisdom, and a soaring flight? A strong voiceover and performances, written and executed with care, and interwoven with competent visuals, share the film's world with the viewer. The obscure explorations constitute the young man’s journey, eventually presenting the answer to this question.

Exodus | Short Film of the Day

The music video, Panixiya, opens with a young woman, dressed in the traditional Assamese attire of sador-mekhela, peacefully gazing at a fish in a big bowl of water. She moves inside her mud house and transfers the fish to a smaller bucket. The bucket and its companion travel to calm waters, through the green lands and village roads as a woeful voice sings in the background. The sad, rhythmic melody talks of a pained life, one constituted by umpteen mistakes, distant relationships and unfulfilled emotions. 

Through the notable vocals, tied effortlessly with the visuals unfolding before you, the narrative endeavors a story about existence and its relationship with the human soul, the many struggles that confine and threaten to consume it and its relentless efforts to push through, even when all seems lost and overwhelmed by despair. With no direct translation in the English language, the title of the film thus becomes an evocation of a philosophy which views the fish as our mortal coil swimming in the endless, unpredictable, unknown waters of existence.

Panixiya | Short Film of the Day

With symbolism as the primary approach to its storytelling, the short film introduces us to the many emotional states of a woman. The manner in which the relationships in her life come to affect them, from potential sexual liaisons to the treatment meted out to her by her parents, all of them become important deciding factors. However, because of the abstraction the plot comes to operate within, marked more by obscurity than lucidity, it is possible to have multiple interpretations for the things unfolding before you. As the entirety of the narrative progresses, develops and concludes, it comes across as attempting to invoke surreal images, akin to the altered reality of dreams, to tell a story of love, loss, pain and sometimes, even pleasure, albeit temporar

Carnitapu | Short Film Nominee

A girl is tightly sealing a nondescript box to perhaps hide or store it away somewhere. It is soon revealed that she is trying to get rid of this seemingly indestructible object which somehow keeps finding its way back into her life. As the protagonist finds herself facing failure after failure, the short film employs no dialogue, but only the drama developing on screen, to share its intentions with you. The box becomes a metaphor for those past memories of her life that weigh her down. While she attempts to get rid of them repeatedly, the viewer is allowed a glimpse into her futile endeavor.

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