![]() ![]() They get to experiment with the composition and the ingredients of every scene. But in a short, they get the freedom to explore the corners for which they originally came into this field. Filmmakers succumb to the needs of the market. Not everybody is as strong-willed, stubborn, and passionate as a Jean Luc Godard or a Francois Truffault. ![]() That removes the “market’ from the equation. There is no audience that you are specifically catering to. What it gives a filmmaker is to be experimental and go berzerk. It is a kind of challenge I believe, to sum up, life in those 15-20 mins. Many people often do not understand the use of a 15 min film. Though it just takes a few hours to travel to another corner of the world today and we all are connected through social media, still it feels that we are worlds apart. I felt that there was a sense of nostalgia, a sense of fear, a sense of insecurity, a sense of how obscure life could be, that binds all the shorts together. We have forgotten how to do things just for fun or just because it would mean the world to someone. We do things for material gain or for a materialistic purpose. Actually, this generation has become too busy. Sometimes I see the earlier generation and learn how to treasure relationships. May it be with your parents or with your partner. ![]() Living in a metro city I have often seen that we just take relationships for granted. Your attention might mean the world to them. Sometimes it is important to just listen to the person. That little nod of appreciation, that little gesture, telling somebody that you did notice, sometimes makes all the difference. We are so busy chasing those big dreams that we often forget to appreciate the small moments of life. The seven different takes on life take you through that nitty-gritty of life that we often miss. Where on one side you will find extremely commercial content but on the other, you would also find something like a ‘ Ballad Of Buster Scruggs.” It is this delicate balance that will decide the sustainability of the portal in the future. A mixture that has the right amount of spices and texture. It creates a mixture that we had longed for. That is the might of a digital portal like Netflix. It is intriguing and the general audience had not been exposed to something so experimental and unconventional. Of late we have seen that series like “ Easy” or “ Black Mirror” has created a niche audience for themselves. ![]()
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