BINGE Locked up at home with an avalanche of entertainment around us, it’s evident that soon Netflix and Hotstar would run out of entertaining content. However, with a lot of free entertainment available BINGE on YouTube, quarantined people need not worry about quality content for a long time. Here’s a list of some brilliant and ‘must-watch’ short films from YouTube.
Garden Party- Rightly deserved to get the Oscar nomination, this 7-minute long amphibian-stuffed animated film takes place BINGE in a lavishly rich house with unfolding mysteries.
One-minute Time Machine- Presenting the impeccable humor of Erinn Hayes, this short film narrates the attempts of a man to flirt with a woman he met at a park. Every time he messes up, he uses his ‘time-machine’ to try again.
Rebooted- This charming short film revolves around an out-of-work animation villain, Phil, the skeleton. Once who used to wreak terror on-screen is past his prime time and is struggling to find work.
The Jester- A truly moving story of a guy returning home late at night from work. It’s a Halloween night and he encounters a masked trickster. What starts as a harmless trick of cards soon takes a horrifying turn.
Cream- Starting off as a somewhat disturbing, anti-drug PSA also involving a fix everything cream, this short film soon turns into a direct attack on society and the greed of the aristocrats. From the creator Salad Fingers, this short film is a metaphor for how the essential nature of human beings destroys everything that could help to better it.
Skywatch- Set in the near future, this short film is about a time where people are solely dependent on a drone delivery system. It narrates how two teenagers struggle to fit into this technology and this leads to deadly results.
Cautionary Tales- A touching short film about a man with a facial disfigurement who lands him in trouble of adjusting in the regular world. Man essential being a social creature, he finds himself among a group of outcasts who give him a sense of belongingness. With a quirky back-story, this film’s soundtrack has been well appreciated.
Several such amazing and entertaining content present on YouTube can successfully beat lockdown blues and quarantine boredom.
Manosrija Sarkhel
(1st Year)
Mahila Maha Vidhyalaya, Banaras Hindu University
A student of English Hons. at BHU, Manosrija is a passionate writer with a writer’s page on Instagram (@manosrija_04) and a YourQuote profile (That Girl). She is a sincere reader and is interested in poetry, fiction, and politics.
