Short Film Review
Khayali Pulao Is A Neatly Crafted Short Film Starring Prajakta Koli
A neatly crafted short film that silently spotlights the role of technology in the cultural evolution of an entire generation.
5 Short Films On Streaming Platform MovieSaints That Are Worth Your Time
The MovieSaints short film section (shortScape) is relatively new compared to most digital platforms, but the collection is versatile
405 Short Film Review: A Thoughtful Portrait Of Isolation
Time slows down in Shanawaz Nellikunnil’s enigmatically titled 405, a short film based on a story by Murali Govindan, Krithika Manohar and Vishnu Nair
Banana Bread Is A Wry Lockdown Short
Despite its shaky end, Terribly Tiny Talkies’ latest short starring Rasika Dugal and Mukul Chadda is sweet, well-acted and wryly observational
Everything Is Fine: A Superbly Acted Short Film
Seema Bhargava Pahwa symptomizes the conflict between two haplessly domestic forms of Indian femalehood with heartbreaking pathos
Zoya On MUBI Is A Soothing Reminder Of The Symbiosis Between Man And Nature
The philosophy of the film may sound heavy, but it’s not. It’s accessible, even at the risk of being too obvious
Chosen Few Is A Curt TVF Short Restricted By Its Social Message
There is no time for the viewer to develop any sort of empathetic connection with the events on screen. Blink and you might miss a two-month timeline
ZEE5's Premiere Of 9 Short Films Sways Between Middling And Mediocre
Some of them are safe and simplistic, and some of them, grating. A few titles are more watchable than others
Bin Bulaaye Is A Strange But Deeply Felt Portrait Of Natural Closure
Large Short Films’ Bin Bulaaye starring Ira Dubey and Naseeruddin Shah, is about unfilmable human emotions like closure and healing.
Ved And Arya Is A Sweet Little Short
Ved and Arya deserves credit for how it’s composed. Far too often, conversational shorts try too hard to hide hints that are supposed to belatedly dawn upon the viewer, but here, naturalism is built into the moment
Ghar Ki Murgi Is A Rooted Riff On The North Indian Housewife Syndrome
When the female protagonist refuses to be a heroine, and instead chooses to rebel for her own sanity rather than for the sake of defiance, we get a rare and modestly relatable character like the one here
Happy Short Film Review: There’s More To Happy Than Its Dark, Depraved Exterior
Based in the bleak Ajji universe, Devashish Makhija’s new short is another damning critique of casual misogyny
