Fact, fiction and flying objects: This new docufiction journeys across prehistory, colonial records and UFO encounters in Pavagada
Economist and filmmaker Sashi Sivramkrishna has released a new docufiction film titled 'The Incidents at Pawgur, 1830'. The film blends historical records of British surveyors in Pavagada with fictional narratives regarding UFO encounters.
Why it matters
The film highlights the intersection of regional history, archaeology, and speculative storytelling in Indian independent cinema.
Sashi Sivramkrishna’s latest docufiction, The Incidents at Pawgur, 1830 , brings together several of his deep interests. “Mysuru history, the journey of the Scottish physician, botanist, and surveyor Francis Buchanan through South India, a fascination with prehistoric sites and UFOs,” lists the Bengaluru-based economist and documentary filmmaker, who recently screened the film at the Bangalore International Centre.
Blending documentary-style narration with fiction, it follows a contemporary UFO encounter that leads to a journey back in time through the drought-prone, starkly beautiful landscape of Pavagada, about 160 km north of Bengaluru in Tumkur district. The film follows two researchers and a local explorer as they retrace the path of 19th-century British surveyor John Warren, who may have also had a similar encounter.
The film poster | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
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