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| Bengali | মশারি |
| Directed by | Nuhash Humayun |
| Written by | Nuhash Humayun |
| Screenplay by | Nuhash Humayun |
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Running time | 22 mins |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Moshari (lit. 'The mosquito net') is a 2022Bangladeshihorrorshort film directed byNuhash Humayun and produced by Little Big Films. Set in a fictitious world in the future, the film featuresSunerah Binte Kamal, Nairah Onora Saif and Moyed Bhuiyan in lead roles.
This short film depicts a futuristic world where monsters are rampant and mankind has disappeared from all parts of the world exceptDhaka. In that city, two sisters Apu and Ayra spend their nights inside a mosquito net to protect themselves from monsters. One night Ayra comes out of themosquito net and is attacked by a monster. Her sister Apu comes forward to save her.[1]
Nuhash Humayun produced the film in 2019 to be sent to film festivals.[2] This is the debut film of Nairah Onora Saif, who is the daughter ofShila Ahmed, sister of Nuhash.[3] In November 2022,Jordan Peele andRiz Ahmed joined as executive producers of the film on the behalf ofMonkeypaw Productions and Left Handed Films respectively.[4]
The film had its release on 13 March 2022 atSouth by Southwest.[2] On 15 October 2022,Moshari was made available viaVimeo.[5][6] It was also screened atMarché du Film, Indie Meme Film festival,[7]Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles[5] andSitges Film Festival in the same year.[8]
According to Fatin Hamama ofThe Daily Star, the film is the perfect representation of a society where women become victims of the patriarchy.[9] Remnant Glimpses wrote, "As much asMoshari looks like a great horror movie, understanding its underlying message will also find relevance to today's society. Which makes the content even more enjoyable".[10] Panos Kotzathanasis of Asianmoviepulse.com thinks that the director wanted to show real issues such asclimate change through metaphors. Through the line "I can't breathe" in the film, the filmmaker accuses the authorities of being responsible for these issues.[11] Siffat Bin Ayub ofThe Business Standard praised the filmmaking.[12] Calling it "the most visually striking short in Bangladesh", T. Aumia Khundkar ofIce Today also praised the film.[13] However, according to Siam Raihan ofThe Business Post, the film couldn’t evoke a sense of horror in the audiences. He criticised what he described as its mediocre screenplay and poor dialogue delivery.[6]
| Organization | Year | Category | Recipients & nominees | Result | Ref.(s) |
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| South by Southwest | 2022 | Midnight short | Nuhash Humayun | Won | [2] |
| HollyShorts Film Festival | Best horror film | Won | [7] | ||
| Atlanta Film Festival | Best Narrative Short | Won | [14] | ||
| Melbourne International Film Festival | Best short fiction | Won | [8] | ||
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | Jury's Choice award | Won | [15] | ||
| Woodstock Film Festival | Narrative film | Won | [16] | ||
| Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia | Best Short and Governor of Tokyo Award | Won | [12] | ||
| Mark Braunstein Award | Best Narrative Short | Won |