Exist | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee November 18, 2021

Exist

By Kaushik Hariharasubramanian with 6.2

drama · Short Films · english

Attempting a philosophical engagement with the ideas of existence, meaning of life and what could death truly mean, the short narrative presents itself to the viewer. The story is divided into three chapters, each dealing with notions of morality, religion, right and wrong, doubts and uncertainties about life.

A man wakes up in a realm that lies between life and death, and thus begins the plot. As he gets introduced to the several aspects of this space, its rules and realities, the viewer is also allowed a deeper interaction with the same. After taking his life by suicide, the protagonist is given a choice - to either go back to his mortal existence and wake up from the coma his physical body is in currently, or to forsake life, and move forth to what comes after death. Within this reality, there is further the addition of bureaucratic entanglements that operate within those who are in charge of taking care of the earthly matters of life and death.

Through the many conversations and experiences of the characters, interactions with the aforementioned philosophical and existential underpinnings are invoked that, in turn, allow the narrative to develop and reach completion. The various elements are then tied together to conjure a narrative that endeavors to raise the same questions for the viewer, eventually attempting an answer within the conclusion of the story.
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