Namanste. Studios
Travel film · Spiti·2024

Valley of Stillness

A documentary for a slow-travel collective. Shot over two winters across high-altitude monasteries and quiet kitchens.

Client
Quiet Roads
Location
Spiti Valley, India
Role
Documentary direction
Cinematography
Edit & sound
Year
2024

Two winters, one camera, one observer. We followed a family that runs a homestay above 3,500 metres, listened more than we spoke, and let the days become the script.

The final film is forty-two minutes of stillness, light, weather and a few sentences. It was always meant to be that way.

Valley of Stillness — frame 1
Valley of Stillness — frame 2
Valley of Stillness — frame 3
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