‘Mirage’ is a skilfully executed film, free-flowing and effortless in the visual progression of the events. The story talks of love, intimacy, betrayal, and infidelity. However, the most important of all the entities on the emotional spectrum of the film is nostalgia, something that acquires a substantial presence within the narrative in the form of a drug that allows you to revisit the joys of the past when you take it. 

Adam and Loli navigate the many complexities of their relationship which seems on the brink of collapse, and the film comes into being. The performances and screenplay support it notably, presenting a young filmmaking voice with immense promise. 

Addiction, memory, intimacy, and the fallout of deep love turning into deep hurt all unite as one in this endeavor which remains heartfelt throughout. The question that remains central to the narrative, however, is — can drowning yourself in the thought of what once was, save you from the consequences of your actions in the swiftly unraveling present?

Mirage | Short Film of the Day

The night is far from young when a woman, complete with fishnets and asymmetrical jewelry, makes her way into a record store. The decade is the 90s, the hour late, and the store quiet, save for the absolute chaos that is about to go down in the wake of what could have been a mundane exchange. 

We meet only three characters, Dean, and a girl and a boy in this store. Brimming with nostalgic relics of an age gone by, deliberately conjured with strong control to locate the viewer within the same temporal space as the characters, the narrative handles the many complexities adroitly. 

It is precisely this control which ensures that the plot remains marked by crispness, not wasting its breath on hackneyed sentimentalism, and ensuring all of its punches land. Amidst it all, however, a series of very violent events, albeit regularly punctuated by humor, await the characters. Tying it all together with the right sprinkle of punk and angst that defined the age, the short film presents to you its own little world.

Traders | Short Film of the Day

Allow a spectacular splash of pinks, magentas and violets to take you down the memory lane of the eighties. Borrowing its aesthetic and approach to storytelling from the past era, Hey Babe becomes a sweet offering that presents a glimpse into some notable moments of dance, music and the artistic ambience the time period eventually came to be associated with. 

 Introducing us to the life of a young woman, and mapping her journey from rejection in love to immense professional success, the music video portrays it all, all along maintaining its fidelity to the aesthetic established so far. The lovely palette of the visuals is especially welcomed in a world marked by the grim reality of a pandemic that ensured bleakness threatened to consume the horizon of creativity. 

 Consequently, the melodious sound and the atmosphere conjured by the final result acquires the status of an uplifting piece, in turn, providing for the viewer a spirited moment of cheeriness, lasting in the impressions and images it leaves them with.

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