The short film locates itself in a part of rural Haryana where a woman introduces the viewer to a dying tradition - one of constructing a samadhi, a sight to commemorate the dead. It refers to an enclosure, marked by a bust, made in the memory of a male family member, a father or grandfather, who passed away. The subject of the documentary offers a comprehensive and lucid introduction to all that it stood for and how it's headed towards an eventual demise in contemporary times. While the gaze of the film maintains an objective position, the narrative inadvertently raises questions about the meeting point of tradition and modernity where the fast-paced existence of one overcomes the other. It also conjures an image of the familial and domestic values of a pocket in rural India. The film is notable in the visuals it offers and employs to weave its plot, and further exhibits a dedication to storytelling.

Marnoprant | Short Film Nominee

The film is a sweet reflection on the age-old concepts that have become an ingrained, unquestioned part of our lived reality. They have been passed down as tradition, and we never pause to question them. The idea at hand (pun intended) here is about the discrimination between the left and the right hand of a person. 

Through a conversation that develops between the two, attributing them anthropomorphic voices and identities, the film presents its thematic concerns to the viewer. In the process, there is an attempt to start a conversation around the notions of equality and sometimes even the resultant presumptions about identity. All of this is portrayed in a lighthearted, honest manner, keeping the viewer entertained during the course of the film.

L.H.S = R.H.S | Short Film Nominee

The film essentially wants to be a conversation on tradition and modernity, choosing to locate itself in the cultural ethos of Tamil Nadu. It brings up jallikattu, a traditional event of the state which made headlines in the country as protests erupted against it in the recent past. It also wants to communicate the message about preserving your cultural inheritance for overall progress and growth of an identity that is rooted in that culture. However, the film only offers its desires, intention, and the problems that obstruct them. It initiates a dialogue, but does not cover the entire distance of providing definite solutions for the same. Perhaps this aspect could be explored further by the filmmaker in their future projects.

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