Malayalam cinema has been constantly pushing the boundaries in terms of content, making and performances. Joining the list is Footage , a found-footage movie, which is the directorial debut of seasoned editor Saiju Sreedharan. Found-footage cinema has video footage supposedly shot by the characters.
The film released in theatres last week to mixed reviews and Saiju has taken the criticism in his stride. “I was aware of the risks involved, especially as a debut project. Nevertheless a section of the audience has liked the movie and have called it a new visual experience.
” While there are scores of found-footage films in the West, Indian cinema has only a handful, Dibakar Banerjee’s Love Sex Aur Dokha being a notable one. Footage , set around the time when the pandemic broke out, revolves around a vlogger couple in a live-in relationship. They unabashedly zoom their cameras on their lives and that of others, capturing the intimate moments of a couple living in a nearby building as well as their own.
A woman living in another flat in their building piques their curiosity. When her actions make them suspicious they follow her, only to be led into a life-threatening situation. Editor and filmmaker Saiju Sreedharan| Photo Credit:SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Saiju, who has edited notable Malayalam films such as Maheshinte Prathikaram (2016), Mayaanadhi (2017), Kumbalangi Nights (2019), Virus (2019) and Android Kunjappan Ver 5.
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