Aastha Tiku | India | 2026 | 24 mins. | English, Hindi | World Premiere | Filmmaker attending
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.
Aastha Tiku
Aastha 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.
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
