‘Frayed’ presents a single circumstance, and deliberately lets the viewer fill in on the beginning and the conclusion of the plot. The middle is what we are allowed engagement with. By hurling the audience right into the heart of action, it conjures a world where people are mysteriously disappearing. 

The protagonist is returning home in this disorienting reality, and panic is rife. A call from his anxious girlfriend, followed by another from a friend, who is equally worried and scared, further mount the tension. As the protagonist himself attempts to make sense of the swiftly unfolding events, a truly shocking development awaits him. 

The film presents all of this while sustaining high-paced action, ensuring the viewer’s attention never wanders. The performance of each actor, whether we see them on screen or only hear their voice, simply bolsters this endeavor further. Notably, 'Frayed' ends at a crucial juncture, perhaps suggesting how the short can be an apt concept for a longer project.

Frayed | Short Film of the Day

When the film opens, it is on a fairly harmless note. The room is indeed marked by a massive pile of clothes meant for laundry, one that simply serves to make it seem like a scene of average domesticity. However, the viewer realises before the protagonist that something deeply disturbing is afoot in the house. Shadows soon acquire a shape, form and mind of their own. Electricity seems to be controlled by a force darker than we understand. Consequently, the protagonist is soon left battling a supernatural presence and its many manifestations that he is only beginning to face. The film is short and precise, and endeavours to make the viewer sit up and pay attention to the happenings of a house where everything seems amiss. The pivotal concern chosen to explore a horrifying set of events is quite mundane and ordinary in itself, dirty laundry, thereby catching the viewer by surprise when the narrative finally reveals its true motive.

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