Numen | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee November 10, 2020

Numen

By Kiran Pullanoor with 6.6

thriller · Short Films · english

The philosophical engagement with the ideas of good and evil have plagued human consciousness for millennia. The equation gets more complex when we bring to it the notion of God - an omniscient, omnipotent being who either allows evil as part of a grand scheme, or has no power over and therefore is perhaps not omnipotent, or maybe He is simply indifferent to it. It is precisely these thoughts that the short film attempts an engagement with.

The narrative develops as two parallel strains - one unfolding inside a therapist's office where the protagonist, lying on the couch, recounts his memories. The other is defined by the portrayal of these visions. The simultaneous development of both allows the story to gradually build its tempo as well as the tension inherent to the events developing on screen.

The eternal struggle between the forces of good and evil as they try to triumph one another, remains the core concern and the guiding force of the plot. However, now that the protagonist has led you to a point of no return, which of the two will be finally victorious?
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