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The Sinking Monastery of Light | Ujjale Ka Dhoobta Dham


Pulkit Tomar | India | 2026 | 24 mins. | Hindi | World Premiere | Filmmaker attending | Programme 3: Community Histories

Thu, Oct 29 | 1:00 PM | Picturetime 1 (Basketball Court)

Poster - The Sinking Monastery of Light | Ujjale Ka Dhoobta Dham

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

Pulkit Tomar

Pulkit Tomar

Pulkit 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 feature When the Mountain Saw a Peacock.

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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