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Earthworms

To shock his wife, a man comes home unannounced from abroad to give her a birthday gift. He needs to hide from her until twelve at night, so he decides to stay at his loner friend's apartment which is next door to his wife as well.
Annoyed by the man's presence and unwanted preachings, the loner slowly uncovers the dark secret about the man's family living nextdoor.
"Earthworms" unfolds the harsh reality of society, media & hypocrisy.

  • Akash Suresh
    Director
    Half Boil
  • Akash Suresh
    Writer
    Half Boil
  • Wild Frames
    Producer
    Half Boil
  • Akhilraj
    Key Cast
  • Linson Luckose
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 13, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Malayalam
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Akash Suresh

Akash Suresh (1992, India) , is a Diploma holder driven by passion quits 9-5 jobs in order to pursue his passion as an indipendent filmmaker. while working as assistant director he made some music videos, avant garde videos and a short film also. Earthworms (2021) is his second short film.

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Director Statement

we live where propaganda, fake news and lies has more value than truth. News are fictionalized and served as FACTS and we consume those "facts". it is so sad that consuming "facts" from unreliable source, such as news channels, social medias, political/religious ideologies leaves most of the humans as blinds.
Rise of the social media platforms on the other hand exposed the Narcissistic nature of civilized apes. i have realized after some years that Even the Display PIcture is a big lie for most of the accounts on the social media on various platforms.
I have decided to write Earthworms when i was furious about the amount of fake newses i have to cross through while searching on televison, internet and mobile . I wrote the first draft in 6 days and it took couple of months to complete the screenplay and took three more months to start rehersals.
I chose fly-on-the-wall treatment because;
ofcourse the plot demands so and also to make an impact of a video chat to the spectators.
90% of the movie was shot on GoPro hero7 in a single take.