ROTTERDAM IFFR World Premiere of “BOKSHI”| Friday 31 January 2025

Bhargav Saikia’s Folk-Horror Epic “BOKSHI” To Premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam WHAT: World Premiere of the Indian genre film “BOKSHI”by Bhargav Saikia. WHO: Bhargav Saikia: director, producer, production designer Harsh Vaibhav: writer, executive producer Dhiman Karmakar: sound designer Jan van Steenbergen: language creator Jahan Singh Bakshi: subtitler, publicity designer WHEN: Friday, January, 31st, 2025 | 20.30 WHERE: Cinerama 5 (with Q&A) ON-SITE CONTACT: REMOTE CONTACT: Cell: +91 97692 37395 (in-person at IFFR) Cell: +1-310-957-4508 (Pacific Time) PUBLICITY & SCREENER REQUESTS: ChicArt PR info PRESS RELEASE: PHOTOS: [Click Here] [Click Here] BOKSHI©Lorien Motion Pictures IMDb SYNOPSIS Bokshi follows Anahita, a young woman struggling with the trauma of her mother’s brutal disappearance. Finding solace in Shalini, her compassionate history teacher, Anahita joins an unconventional school excursion to a mysterious prehistoric site. There, she encounters ancient forces rooted in the region’s mythology that force her to confront her terrifying destiny. Bokshi is a chilling coming-of-age story that blends supernatural folklore with themes of ecology and female empowerment. Bhargav Saikia©Lorien Motion Pictures IMDb Bhargav Saikia (Director) Bhargav Saikia hails from the Northeast Indian state of Assam and he is based in Mumbai. Saikia’s horror short, Awakenings (2015), was screened at several noted genre film festivals, including Sitges and Neuchâtel. His fantasy short, The Black Cat(2017), received nominations for Best Fiction Film and Best Director at the 2018 Critics’ Choice Short Film Awards presented by Film Critics Guild India. Bokshi (2025) is his feature directorial debut.