Rattan canes were used by Indian police during COVID-19 curfews to beat people who broke lockdown rules.
This was a very fun film to direct. / / /
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.
