Daily Bread | Short Film of the Day

Spotlight February 3, 2024

Daily Bread

By John Doherty with 6.9

dark comedy · Short Films · english

A desperate intern, an exploitative senior, a vain television show host, a corrupt pharmaceutical company, a conscientious professor, and an existentialist, indifferent author - all of these myriad elements constitute the world of ‘Daily Bread’. The film presents an interesting, tense, and drama-packed crossroads of its several components. Their journeys and the eventual convergence takes place during a live television show where an intensely divisive topic is up for conversation.

A pharmaceutical corporation has developed a medication that claims to bolster immunity to previously unencountered levels. However, when questioned by its detractors, the company’s representative on the show is unable to provide any transparency on what truly constitutes the medicine or a concrete defense for the lack of inclusiveness in their customer base which is defined by privilege. Amidst the heated argument and the underlying stressors that involve the host as well, little do the participants realize that a far more violent and shocking development is awaiting them right around the corner.

The narrative offers a zealous effort in roping the many layers within its screenplay and visual progression, coupled with satire and ironic humor. Even if some punches fall a little short of going the entire distance, the end result manages to tap into the swiftly devolving situation, chaotic and overwhelming, to finally tie all loose ends together into a composite whole.
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