Crossing Borders 2024
Three lives get entangled in Catch 22 situations as they illegally enter into a country to smuggle goods for their livelihood.
Three lives get entangled in Catch 22 situations as they illegally enter into a country to smuggle goods for their livelihood.
In the heart of a remote village, Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi weaves a poignant drama about the unbreakable bond between a struggling father and his son. Purna Bahadur, a humble and impoverished musician, clings to the hope of a better life through his beloved sarangi, an instrument that carries the echoes of his dreams and sacrifices. As the family faces relentless hardship, the son, who yearns for a brighter future, becomes increasingly distant, torn between his aspirations and the harsh reality of their life.
This is a deeply involving drama depicting the desperation between a poor rural couple and a childless upper class urban couple, whose lives are forever altered when the rich couple buys the ingenuous poor couple's 3-year old son, on the promise of a better life. Son grows up emotionally disturbed and resorts to extreme measures to feel less alone.
A Himalayan village woman yearns to provide a better life for her young daughters.
Krishna Leela is about difficulties faced by two souls while creating magic in love.
The film highlights the changing lives and ways of the Limbu people, an ethnic minority residing in rural eastern Nepal. It is a story of a young Limbu girl's struggle with cultural traditions, the impact of local medical practices on her life, and the effect of her actions on her community. The struggles of Numa, the young girl, represent the lives of many other young Nepali women, torn between fulfilling her desires and cultural traditions.
In Thamel, three friends come together with big dreams of winning a band competition as the rock band Karkash. Searching for a new vocalist, they meet Ivan, who joins the band and turns out to be a drug addict.
In a remote Himalayan village, Nima's father tells everyone her mother works abroad, a daily lie to shield his daughter from a painful truth buried in village gossip. As whispers intensify, he fights to preserve Nima's smile.
A compelling & emotional story about Sajina's journey of self-discovery and finding love & care with Jay. The conflict with her past and the rivalry between Jay & her ex-boyfriend, Ashok, adds tension to the plot. It will be interesting to see how Sajina navigates her choices and decides between her past life and her new friends. The story seems to explore themes of love, friendship & personal growth.
Ningwasum follows two time travellers Miksam and Mingsoma, played by Subin Limbu and Shanta Nepali respectively, in the Himalayas weaving indigenous folk stories, culture, climate change and science fiction.
A typist, dissatisfied with her marriage, dreams of office romance.
Gulabi is a transwoman groomed by her patriarchal father to join the military. When her father disowns her, Gulabi ends up living a life of prostitution in Kathmandu.
At 13 years old, Sona was sold from Nepal into forced-prostitution in India. She’s not the only one—an estimated 12,000 children are trafficked out of Nepal every year. The Twelve Thousand is a dramatic short film depicting the true story of one trafficked survivor.
Story about a farmer.
Upahaar-The Journey of Life is a Nepali movie about a young entrepreneur's journey of ambition, resilience, and triumphs. The movie is a rollercoaster of emotions, with moments of laughter and tears.
An educated young boy from remote Nepal who dreams of becoming a teacher in a government school, the story of his struggle to fulfill his dream amidst economic hardships.
Bishnu returns to her Himalayan village after quitting her job, only to face mounting family pressures and societal expectations. As tensions rise with her pregnant sister's arrival and a budding relationship with a "suitable" boy from her community, Bishnu must choose between conforming to tradition or claiming her independence.
Newly married couple face a lot of challenges when they find out they can't conceive.
Radha, a young pregnant woman from a village in Nepal, embarks on a journey to find her husband, a migrant worker in Doha, who's gone missing, but discovers instead an intriguing web of lies, deceit and fraud behind his disappearance and of many others.
Jatrai Jatra is a Nepalese comedy drama film released in 2019 and is the sequel to the 2016 film Jatra. It is directed by Pradip Bhattarai. In the first film, the three main characters get arrested by the police and now in the sequel, they are released. The film's story revolves around them finding a bag of gold and its consequences.