Sway

The film premises itself on the age-old philosophical question - if an event occurs, but there is no one to perceive it, did it take place at all? If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, did it fall at all? When the evasive and seemingly unachievable answer to this question is tied with the contemporary reality of a pandemic, that forced people into isolation with their thoughts, its significance can potentially achieve staggering proportions, as is also true for the protagonist and her lived experience in Sway.

The film drops hints throughout its narrative about the direction it is headed in for the attentive viewer. The beauty of the story does not lie in confronting its core dilemma, one that arises out of loneliness, and the extent you're willing to go to fight it off, but in the realisation of its inevitability. It is precisely for this reason that the narrative does not become any less engaging or lose its impact even after it has revealed all of its cards to you.

Completely shot indoors, Sway is further a noticeable piece of art to come out of a quarantined existence. As the protagonist struggles with notions of reality and illusion, compelling the audience to perhaps face the confusion and unanswered questions within, there is a coherent and cohesive plot presented forth to drive the message home in a skilled manner.