Rattan canes were used by Indian police during COVID-19 curfews to beat people who broke lockdown rules.
This short film explores isolation during the pandemic.
There’s no dialogue—only real voicemails from that time, capturing the strangeness of how we all unraveled a little.
Every voicemail in the film is authentic, except for one about Zoom drinks. The calls about joining a religion, overdue student loans, and singing “Happy Birthday” are all genuine.
