Shashank Walia studied cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India and mass communication at Jamia Millia Islamia. His directorial debut short, In the Month of Love (2019), screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and other film festivals. He has since directed short documentaries while working as a cinematographer on produtions for NHK, Netflix, and others. Birds in the Dark is his feature directorial debut.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
