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The List: Media Bloodbath in Covid Times (Synopsis)

'The List: Media Bloodbath in Covid Times', a short movie in Hindi, delves into the theme of massive-scale retrenchment in Indian Media Industry in the wake of the Covid crisis. Manish, the Resident Editor of Chandigarh edition of English daily 'The Whistle-blower' gets a midnight call from his Editor-in-Chief in Delhi. He is asked to make a list of 15 staffers to be fired soon to "rationalise expenditure". He finds himself in a moral crisis as he presides over the bloodbath of his subordinates. However, he knows very well that if he fails to do the dirty job, he himself will be on the list. ( Note: 'The List; Media Bloodbath in Covid Times, a Madness Without Method Entertainments' presentation, is streaming on an OTT platform ABC Talkies since May 3, 2021)