Mask of Sarnath, a finalist for the 1980 Student Academy Awards, is structured as an entry in the horror film genre. The theme of the film, “Evil Never Dies,” dominates the narrative backed by a hauntingly eerie soundtrack recorded especially for the film by Throbbing Gristle, a British punk/art/new wave rock group with a following on two continents. Coproduced, written, and directed by Neil Ruttenberg, the film was coproduced by Louis Black and photographed by Vince Hollister.