Horst in Translation ([email protected])
"I Am That Change" is a 3-minute short film from India, so make sure you get a good set of subtitles unless you are fluent in Telugu. Writer and director is the fairly prolific filmmaker Sukumar. This is basically really brief stories fit into four minutes where the focus is on people's morals. Don't cheat at school. Give the guy talking on the phone in his car a ticket and don't accept any bribe. Get checked out by security like everybody else, even if you are a celebrity. Don't throw your garbage on the ground, at least not when the cleaning lady is 1 meter next to you. Basically, the film sets a positive statement and wants you to be an authentic human being who acts in accordance with laws (as in "the Law"), but even moreso you need to treat others with respect and do not act as if you are better than anybody else. It's a solid little film, convincing for its runtime and I also liked the choice to go for black-and-white. Sure you should not expect greatness or major depth, but it's an uplifting little piece and I recommend checking it out.
