What To Watch Out For At All Living Things Environmental Film Festival
The second edition of the festival is set to take place between October 9th and 17th, virtually
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Sunday Short Film Review: A Modest, Charming Snapshot Of Closeted Love
Arun Fulara’s sparse 10-minute short, Sunday, sheds a shy light on the everyday existence of a middle-class India that isn’t allowed to earn the privilege of being courageous.
Rammat-Gammat On Mubi Is A Sweet And Savoury Ode To The Upheavals of Childhood
This 18-minute Gujarati short directed by Ajitpal Singh explores the class gap between best friends
The Tragic Lunacy Of SWIPE, A Dystopian, Hand-Animated Pakistani Short Film
It is as if a Black Mirror episode got a Pakistani makeover with a literal ‘trial by social media’ as its premise
Atul Mongia’s Short Film Awake Is A Wonderfully Twisted Portrait Of A Happy Marriage
Awake is a perceptively performed and cleverly conceived film. It subverts the dysfunctional marriage trope by blurring the line between twisted and empathetic.
Step Out Is A Naive Snapshot Of A Cultural Epidemic
At best, Step Out is uneven and naive. At worst, it suffers from symptoms of the male-saviour syndrome
Rubaru Is A Superbly Performed Ode To The Burden Of Spotlight
After breaking the internet with Jyoti Kapur Das’ Chutney and legitimizing that legacy with Mansi Jain’s Chhuri, it’s only fitting that Rubaru is Chopra’s directorial debut as well.
The Stunning, Scary Visions of Wade, a Short Film with Big Ideas
Animators Upamanyu Bhattacharya and Kalp Sanghvi talk about their ‘climate change horror story’, playing at the Dharamshala International Film Festival
Counterfeit Kunkoo Review: A Fight for Individualism
Smita’s world slowly begins to get louder than her own protesting voice as she starts to face the brunt of a society that does nothing even in the face of blatant injustice
Cabin Fever Is A Young, Witty Snapshot Of Lockdown Love
A three-part mini-series of video calls between a stir-crazy young couple, Cabin Fever is one of the cooler lockdown-set stories produced in the last six months.
Short Film Samskara Is A Split-Screen Masterpiece On Domestic Violence
Sankalp Rawal’s Samskara is a stunning 11-minute drama in which the past and the future occur simultaneously
Bridge Is A Tender And Well-Acted Short
Bridge is a fine example of how to shoot a soulful zero-budget short film.
