Seher | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee April 14, 2021

Seher

By Swagata Naik with 6.5

experimental · Short Films · hindi

The short film is a quiet, sombre story of longing, separation, and above all, love and relationships. The approach adopted to share the plot and its thematic concerns employs dance, calm music and an engagement with the protagonist's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, instead of interacting with it from a psychological perspective, the film chooses a philosophical path, and brings to life the portrayal of a lover unable to let go of his beloved.

As the narrative comes to focus on Seher, a character we never interact with directly, a reality of constantly changing companions is invoked. The protagonist continues to share his memories of Seher with them, each interaction accompanied with a different emotion - from anger and exasperation to openness and acceptance and casual indulgence.

The narrative wants to conjure a poetic reality to communicate its core message, and thus, further employs symbols in the form of colors and recurring objects like flower petals. The film is layered, exhibiting skill and potential, but on the whole, would have gained from a little more lucidity in the final product, enabling it to go further than where it already is.
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