Uttarakhand

• 01 Mar 2022

Short Film 'Patal-Ti'

Why in News

• Recently, the short film 'Patal-Ti' focussed on the Bhotia tribe of Uttarakhand has been selected for screening at the 39th International Short Film Festival to be held in Busan city of South Korea.

Key Points

• To be screened at the Busan Film Festival, the film is produced-directed by Santosh Rawat of Rudraprayag district.
• The film has been ranked 14th out of a total of 40 films selected for the festival. Four of the best of these films to be screened at the Busan Film Festival will be sent for various world-class awards, including an Oscar.
• The film is based on the story of a teenager from the Bhotia tribe, who measures the distance between the ghost and the physical in order to fulfill the last wish of his dying grandfather.