Professional Experience:
Seeking Tree Films is an independent documentary production company based in New Delhi, India, founded by filmmaker Daksh Punj. The company develops and produces documentaries, advocacy films, and factual storytelling that combine rigorous research with cinematic craft, exploring the intersection of people, place, history, and contemporary social issues.
Alongside its independent documentary practice, Seeking Tree Films has collaborated with broadcasters, development agencies, NGOs, academic institutions, and purpose-driven organisations to create films that communicate complex ideas through compelling human narratives. Its partners include UNESCO, Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3), Johns Hopkins University, USAID, NACO, University College London, and several national and international broadcasters.
The company’s work spans public health, education, gender equity, environmental conservation, community engagement, and social behaviour change. Recent projects include advocacy campaigns on adolescent health, maternal health, digital inclusion, and education, as well as broadcast productions for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet.
Seeking Tree Films also develops original long-form documentaries rooted in sustained field engagement. Its short documentary Briar Kani (Cat’s Attic) premiered in competition at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). The company is currently producing a feature documentary on rural paediatric healthcare and the role of a mission hospital serving remote communities in Bihar near the Nepal border.
With over twelve years of filmmaking experience, Seeking Tree Films provides end-to-end documentary production, from research and development to filming, editing, colour grading, and sound post-production. The company is committed to creating films that are visually engaging, ethically grounded, and capable of resonating with both public audiences and institutional partners.