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Still from The Sinking Monastery of Light

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

The Sinking Monastery of Light Ujjale Ka Dhoobta Dham

Directed by Pulkit Tomar

Screens as part of Programme 3: Community Histories.

Screening at DIFF 2026

Thu29 to Thursday 29 Oct · PictureTime 1
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Runtime
24 min
Year
2026
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Subtitles
English
Premiere
World

Synopsis

Residents of a Himalayan town sinking under its own weight reflect on the meaning and memory of home.

Director

Pulkit Tomar Pulkit TomarPulkit Tomar is a self-taught Dehradun-based filmmaker exploring Himalayan communities. His debut short, Bastaa, won the Special COVID Prize at Berlin’s International Rare Disease Film Festival. His second, Bayberries Ripen in the Monsoon, screened at IDSFFK and KIMFF. He received the Writers’ INK Award for his…

Cast and crew

Producer
Creating Tales LLP
Writer
Pulkit Tomar
Cinematographer
Yogender Chauhan
Editor
Manish Bhandari
Sound
Pulkit Tomar & Mudit Nanda
Music
Martand Badoni
Cast
Parmod Saklani, Sunaina Saklani, Vinod Saklani & Atul Sati

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