Tired of looking for streaming platforms where you can find genuine, award-worthy content and not have to empty your pockets at the same time? Well, not in 2022, Amazon MiniTV on the Amazon Shopping app is bringing across stunning on-screen performances combined with brilliant storylines, all for FREE! Um, WHAT? And this time, they’ve excelled all expectations yet again with Zoya Parvin’s amazing short film, ‘Clean’.
When you think about family reunions, everyone tends to usually paint a happy picture: dinners, gifts, and conversations that go on forever. However, there are some things that nobody talks about: complicated relationships and histories that are better to be avoided. These are some aspects of the darker sides of families that the new Amazon MiniTV release touches upon.
The short film carries stellar performances from Aisha Ahmed and Amrita Puri, who play the roles of the sisters Saba and Mehr, who decide to meet at Saba’s home after a long time. The grueling anxiety preceding the meeting reflects in Saba’s every move and the cinematic grammar of the beginning of the film - from its tense palettes to the actors’ consistent effort to inviting the viewers into a relatable scenario. As the film progresses, each frame carefully reflects the tension between the two sisters, and you find yourself breaking through the screen, and entering the grim landscape with reflections on family dramas in one’s own life.
Instead of acting as a cautionary tale against the mistakes one can make to complicate relationships with their families, the film becomes an intense yet somber depiction of the troubling process of moving on. ‘Clean’ on Amazon MiniTV carries every aspect that a short film around family dramas needs to keep you sitting on the edge of your seat and leaves you for wanting more.
