2020 Film Challenge December 3, 2020
By Arvind Paidipally with 6.4
drama · Short Films · english
The coronavirus pandemic not only clutched the world in its grasp, but also unleashed upon us a plethora of unforeseen and unexpected circumstances. One of them was affecting how frequently and easily one could travel and be with family members in different cities, especially on important occasions.
The short film, without spelling out the reason for it and leaving it up to the viewer to decide whether or not it is the pandemic, introduces us to a protagonist who is unable to go home for Diwali. While being away from his loved ones on a day that was defined by them in his childhood, he decides to not let the distance mar his spirits, and instead chooses the same unhindered cheer at this point in his life too, that once constituted his Diwali celebrations as a child, leaving the viewer with a sweet message about one's approach to the world.
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