''Someday'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language drama
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
written and directed by
Shefali Shah
Shefali Shah (born Shefali Shetty on 22 May 1973) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Respected for her acting prowess, she works primarily in independent Hindi films and has received local and foreign accolades for her perf ...
, who stars in the lead role.
Plot
A frontline healthcare worker who returns home for a seven-day quarantine due to the
COVID
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...
pandemic and spends time interacting through a door with her elderly mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.
Production
In 2020, Shah decided to experiment with writing and directing in two self-starring
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
-based short films, ''Someday'' and ''Happy Birthday Mummy Ji''.
''Someday'' marked her directorial debut, and Shah conceived the story based on memories from her mother who had turned caregiver to her grandmother, and shot the film with a five-member crew at her residence over a period of two days.
Themes
Release
The film premiered at the 51st USA Film Festival and was later screened at the 18th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart in Germany. In September 2021, it was screened at the Bollywood Festival in Norway.
Reception
Critical response
A critic from ''Cinestaan'' wrote that "As the sole artiste in the film, Shah poignantly portrays the pain, grief and emotional turmoil of seeing one's parent slip slowly away into dementia".
References
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External links
''Someday''at the 2021 Indian Film Festival Stuttgart
Films about women in India
Films about the COVID-19 pandemic
Indian feminist films
2021 short films
2020s Hindi-language films
2021 drama films
Indian short films
Indian direct-to-video films
2021 direct-to-video films
2021 films