Romantic short movie “Will I See You Again” by Malaysian director Khessen imagines a scenario of possibilities beyond the critical moment of a modern-day young couple and the intervention of destiny in our lives.
“Will I See You Again” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Megha (Yukashridevi “Bunny”) is a young independent girl with a good job, and because of the pressure of her good job, her relationship recently fell apart. She is finding solace in a sort of Internet café, where, sheltered in little boots, people can pick up a phone and talk with a random listener. A slight connection is forming between Megha and Kathir (Ajay Sarvess), the guy who twice answered her calls, but at the third call Magha’s ex-boyfriend (Thina) picks up the phone.
This 12-min work is brought together by a young and enthusiastic cast and crew and it is rather well executed. The technicalities are all extremely curated and cared for; neat cinematography and editing by Rovithren Kumarakuru, with a pleasant terracotta palette and turquoise accents, good acting and timing on Kamal Ashinni Ramakrishnan’s screenplay, clean and crisp sound design (Niraindera Shanmugam and TR Soul Entertainment Sound Lab), even few cinematic drone shots by Gautham Suthakar.
The storytelling is a bit slowed down at the beginning as it is not immediate what kind of place is the Café where Magha hungs out. Unless you know such places exist (I honestly didn’t) it takes a moment to understand what is going on, and in 12 minutes even one moment counts!
Another note is that the score is indeed eagerly curated but sometimes the old adagio “less is more” must not be forgotten. There is here a wide variety of tunes and some of them are a bit too “corporate presentation” or “TV commercial”,
All in all, “Will I See You Again” leaves you wanting more; the story is in fact a little snippet that could easily be developed, a brilliant starting point, and we wish good luck to all the team for their work and their future in the film industry.
