Even as mask-wearing has become a new normal amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a short film titled ‘Mask’, directed by a corona warrior in Odisha, has received accolades at the prestigious Quarantine Film Festival-2020.
During the international film festival at Argentina, ‘Mask’ was chosen for the ‘International People Choice Award’ among more than 3,000 films. The film is directed by senior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Dr Sweta Kumar Dash, who is on Covid duty in Ganjam district.
The story revolves around a boy from an economically-backward family in Brahmapur. Apart from his study, the boy sells masks made by his mother in Brahmapur. But people do not show interest to buy the masks due to its low cost and not being attractive type.
Masks during the pandemic play a significant role to save lives. Sensing the need of masks during these testing times, Dash wrote the story and directed the film.