The last one month of self-isolation has produced a slew of quarantine films that are marked by low budgets and short screen time. Dealing with common themes like dystopia and alienation, these isolation shorts are exploring existential crisis in both the domestic and social spaces. Joining this international bandwagon are Tollywood’s directors too.
Now a group of
Jadavpur
film studies students have come up with an interesting
lockdown
short. Titled ‘
Anurag
’, this short film’s story, direction and screenplay are by
Soumyadeep Mandal
, whike ‘Abyakto’ fame Soumya Rit has composed the music. It stars
Ayon Saha
and
Anisha Chatterjee
. The short has already earned a lot of appreciation on social media simple yet touching story.
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‘Anuraag’ has been made by maintaining complete social distance. It salutes the doctors, nurses, health workers, administration and everyone who are serving our society during this period of crisis. It shares a beautiful message amidst this dire situation with all the simplicity it needs.
The lockdown-hero, budget-zero movies are taking the internet by storm as filmmaking enthusiasts join hands to create short films, often with a message.
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