Short Film: 'The Other Side' Examines Poverty in Mumbai—“People like you don’t belong here”
In this short film, writer/director Nikita Hattangady focuses on Jai, a starving artist rooted in the latter category. Though unhoused, he works hard.

Such children in Ukraine are born 5-6 per year. No one knows the exact numbers. Every second - dies as a baby. Their skin is fragile, like the wings of butterflies. This disease is incurable. But with the right care, they can live. “The most important thing for a child is a stable, reliable mother. The child can have any condition of pain, wounds, and the mother should be close, like a rock. And then the child feels the strength that his mother loves him and in any condition he is sick, screaming, or more calm, his mother is always there. ”
In this short film, writer/director Nikita Hattangady focuses on Jai, a starving artist rooted in the latter category. Though unhoused, he works hard.
This is a Spanish-speaking short film that contains English subtitles. The short film is produced in the United States.
How powerful can a story be when it is stripped to the bare essentials of just a room, a handful of people and raw human voice?
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Through its morbidly humorous storytelling, Wednesday tells a tale of a world divided that explores the manifestation of generational trauma in its protagonist Wednesday Addams.