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Shorts & Mid-length · Filmmaker Q&A · World Premiere

Dreamboat

Directed by Aastha Tiku

Screens as part of Programme 4: Between Realities.

Screening at DIFF 2026

Thu29 to Thursday 29 Oct · PictureTime 3
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Runtime
24 min
Year
2026
Country
India
Language
English, Hindi
Subtitles
English
Premiere
World

Synopsis

When an underground musician’s unconventional romance with her pillow is violently ended by her mother, she spirals into a delirious odyssey through Mumbai. Guided by an enigmatic homeless poet, her friendships and grip on reality fracture as the pillow develops a will of its own.

Director

Aastha Tiku Aastha TikuAastha Tiku is the writer of Sherni (2021), an eco-feminist thriller exploring human-animal conflict, released as an Amazon Prime Video Original feature. She is currently working on her directorial debut, a sci-fi comedy feature. Alongside filmmaking, she maintains an independent ceramics and art studio practice.

Cast and crew

Producer
Aastha Tiku, Amit Masurkar
Writer
Aastha Tiku
Cinematographer
Kabir Tejpal
Editor
Joyjeet Sarkar
Sound
Kotesh Siram, Sayantan Chakrabarti
Music
Gowri Jayakumar
Cast
Sofia Ashraf, Supriya Joshi, Tenzin Dalha, Moses Kaul

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