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FORMAT

GENRE: Feature Film - Folk Horror

STATUS: Packaging

DIRECTOR: Vikram Dasgupta
WRITERS: Scott Larson & Vikram Dasgupta
PRODUCERS: Kim Saltarski, Vikram Dasgupta
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Pixel Palette Inc

SYNOPSIS

LOGLINE: When a grieving Canadian family journeys to Bengal to claim a crumbling temple estate, they unknowingly awaken the matriarchal fury of the Goddess Kali. As buried rituals resurface, they become entangled in a legacy of sacrifice, vengeance, and the terrifying power of the sacred feminine.

 

 

House of Kali is an elevated Canada-India folk-horror feature selected for the TIFF 2026 International Financing & Project Market (IFPM).

The project is being structured as an official Canada-India co-production and has attached Canadian distribution and international sales.

 
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