Insightful, sharp and subtle are the three words that most aptly describe the documentary film and its subject matter. The execution is calm and exhibits a maturity that allows it to be an impactful product without demanding attention vociferously. The film engages with a needle exchange facility in California that also gives basic medical aid and assistance to those whose bodies have been affected by substance abuse. The narrative succeeds at being calm, yet deeply forceful in making its point simply because it does not strive for an overarching meaning for its existence, but instead tells its truth as it is. The subject is powerful, the story hard-hitting. The camerawork is simple, but precisely what this particular story needs. The images are chosen intelligently to allow the narrative to disconcert the viewer without being sensationally graphic. It further engages with health and survival with the right balance of being clinical and non-participatory, yet sensitive. Staying completely honest and sincere to a particular event or occurrence makes it all the more poignant and moving which is what The Clinic achieves most effortlessly. Through an objective representation of an aspect of the society we inhabit, it provides a meaningful narrative about life and existence.

The Clinic | Short Film of the Day

The succinct documentary takes us into a very moving, and compelling reality of a corner of the world that finds itself overwhelmed with political strife to the extent of drowning out several other voices, albeit each as worthy of being heard as the other. It introduces us to the battles of primarily the children and their parents who are born with a cleft lip and palate in Myanmar. 

 The issues are brought to life by way of two voices, both experts who worked towards fighting them in the Burmese capital of Nay Pyi Taw. The plot further paints the portrait of a hospital established in 2005, but still grappling with staff shortages. The political unrest that especially ravaged the nation in 2019 only served to make matters worse. Despite the many hurdles that obstruct the path of the stories of conflict-ridden territories, the film does its bit to make itself heard loud and clear.

 While the final result only offers a cause, devoid of its effect, perhaps even raising within you the want of a longer version of the current project, the simple endeavor to share this story is sufficient to triumph any similar predicaments that might arise in the viewer's mind. The narrative, in the process, brings to life a gripping and very relevant concern, without the usual traps of exploitation and sensationalization of misery. It presents to you a story that demands to be heard, to educate and raise a conversation that needs to be furthered.

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