DOLOM, 29, a passionate YouTube creator and newly appointed school teacher in Bhutan has a one-night stand with a married woman, DEKI, 32. When she discovers that she’s pregnant, Dolom concocts a plan to cover up the affair and save his reputation. On his way to rendezvous with Deki, Dolom gets into a motorcycle accident and wakes up in a bizarre, and chaotic world.
Slowly he begins to realize that he is in fact dead. With the help of a mysterious guide, Dolom navigates this in-between realm and faces his storied past and the consequences of his actions. As time collapses around him, he must choose to right his wrongs and let go of his attachment to his former self or be trapped to wander in a dream-like in-between state for timelessness.
To watch the virtual Q&A with Director Khyentse Norbu, you can skip to the end of the film and the Q&A will start automatically.
- Year2024
- Runtime117 minutes
- LanguageDzongkha, English
- CountryBhutan
- PremiereVirtual - Worldwide
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish, Chinese, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Social Media
- DirectorKhyentse Norbu
- ScreenwriterKhyentse Norbu
- ProducerDruksel Dorji
- CastKuenzang Norbu, Prasanna B. Hambarde
- CinematographerSonam Adhikari
- EditorLucinda M. Kamen
- Production DesignEmily Avery Crow, Chungdra Gyeltshen
- Sound DesignTadi Yan
DOLOM, 29, a passionate YouTube creator and newly appointed school teacher in Bhutan has a one-night stand with a married woman, DEKI, 32. When she discovers that she’s pregnant, Dolom concocts a plan to cover up the affair and save his reputation. On his way to rendezvous with Deki, Dolom gets into a motorcycle accident and wakes up in a bizarre, and chaotic world.
Slowly he begins to realize that he is in fact dead. With the help of a mysterious guide, Dolom navigates this in-between realm and faces his storied past and the consequences of his actions. As time collapses around him, he must choose to right his wrongs and let go of his attachment to his former self or be trapped to wander in a dream-like in-between state for timelessness.
To watch the virtual Q&A with Director Khyentse Norbu, you can skip to the end of the film and the Q&A will start automatically.
- Year2024
- Runtime117 minutes
- LanguageDzongkha, English
- CountryBhutan
- PremiereVirtual - Worldwide
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish, Chinese, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Social Media
- DirectorKhyentse Norbu
- ScreenwriterKhyentse Norbu
- ProducerDruksel Dorji
- CastKuenzang Norbu, Prasanna B. Hambarde
- CinematographerSonam Adhikari
- EditorLucinda M. Kamen
- Production DesignEmily Avery Crow, Chungdra Gyeltshen
- Sound DesignTadi Yan