The Riyalists

The Riyalists 2021

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The wealth and opulence of the Gulf States in the Middle East were built on the labor of cheap labor from foreign countries. In 2009, four young Nepali men left their villages for the Arab Gulf, their stories, like those of a few million that keep the country afloat, often disillusioning and, as often, empowering, captured in the film In Search of the Riyal. The Riyalists trace the trajectories of the four men since then and over 12 years, a chronicle of Nepali labor migration, illuminating the experiences for up to 3 million Nepali working Qatar (2022 FIFA venue), UAE and other Gulf States the last few decades.

2021

Ritu

Ritu 2014

6.00

It is a story of youths and their struggle against the time, seasons, hearts and feelings that are trying their best to not remain the same.

2014

Mantra

Mantra 2022

1

Mantra is a fictitious love story of himalaya about Ghyappo (Cowboy as Saugat Malla) and a Girl Sangmo (Diya Pun) and his struggle to get her love.

2022

Abhimanyu Chapter 1

Abhimanyu Chapter 1 2025

1

Abhimanyu – Chapter 1 is a gripping social thriller that exposes the brutal reality of dowry culture through a suspenseful narrative filled with twists, emotions, and a race for justice

2025

The Spirit Doesn't Come Anymore

The Spirit Doesn't Come Anymore 2003

1

The Tibetan belief of curing diseases through going into a trance by invoking certain spirits/protectors has been practiced and socially accepted for over a millennium. This art is mostly inherited by the healer’s son – sometimes by a daughter, who hereditarily posses this inborn channel which only needs to be opened to be initiated as a healer. With a history of 13 generation of continuous spiritual healers in the family, 78-year-old Pao Wangchuk is frustrated with the fact that his son is incapable of continuing the family legacy.

2003

Aahar

Aahar 2021

1

In the midst of lockdown in Nepal, a family tries to get through the hardship of poverty, class difference and hunger.

2021

Crawling Crows - Aankha

Crawling Crows - Aankha 2024

7.50

a newlywed Couples struggle with poverty and hardship in Kathmandu's Slum.

2024

Julebi

Julebi 2023

1

Julebi is a Nepali film directed by Ganeshdev Pandey that intertwines three distinct stories centered around the complexities of sexual psychology and modern relationships. Set in Ratnapark, the film explores the desires and passions of seven interconnected characters, with a particular focus on the experiences of Nepali women. The narrative delves into the lives of a sex worker, portrayed by Suraksha Pant, and other characters navigating strained relationships and unspoken love. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐢 explores love born of choice and necessity. A tale of hearts entangled in the complexities of life, where love knows no one path. The story of the movie revolves around the relationships of seven characters, interconnected and revolving like a 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘪 (Nepali Sweet).

2023

Bhariya

Bhariya 1996

1

Conflict between a porter.

1996

Rihanna

Rihanna 2025

1

In rural Nepal, thirteen-year-old Saraswoti changes her name to Rihanna. The school principal scolds and disciplines her for blindly imitating Western culture. She wants to prove herself with quiet support from her watchful mother.

2025

Harishchandra

Harishchandra 1951

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Harishchandra is a 1951 Indian Nepali-language film based on the story of the legendary king Harischandra from Hindu mythology. This is credited as the first Nepali language film and is considered lost.

1951

Age of Learning

Age of Learning 2023

1

In rural Nepal, Bishnumaya Gurung, 48 and Palhamu Sherpa, 66 go to primary school everyday and make space for learning in their lives as single women.

2023

Page Five

Page Five 2025

1

How do you write the perfect script? You flush four first

2025

Gudh

Gudh 2016

1

Threads of a lost childhood unravel, as a ten-year-old boy recalls the rural life he led with his parents before political strife forced him to move to the city with his grandparents.

2016

Panchayat

Panchayat 2017

1

A film that revolves around a girl who confronts social taboos of the Chhaupadi tradition, which prohibits Hindu women and girls from participating in normal family activities while menstruating as they are considered “impure”. Set in the seventies, the film’s title refers to Nepal’s Panchayat system of self-rule, which was abolished in 1990.

2017

Chiso Ashtray

Chiso Ashtray 2022

7.00

A taxi driver moves to Kathmandu with aspirations of making it in the big city. He falls in with the wrong company, and soon becomes embroiled in drugs and disputes with a local rival gang.

2022

Basenji

Basenji 2023

1

After his father is fired for writing a report on Nepal's agricultural industry, a young man has his life spiral into a nightmare as a series of mysterious and disturbing events plunges him deep into the horrifying secrets of his past.

2023

Babu

Babu 2020

1

A ten year-old kid tries his best to salvage what is left of his family when his home in Nepal is torn apart by an earthquake.

2020

Shot Like Enemies: Inside Nepal's GenZ Uprising

Shot Like Enemies: Inside Nepal's GenZ Uprising 2026

1

On September 8th 2025, 19 young protesters were shot dead by police on the streets of Kathmandu. But how did a peaceful Gen Z protest turn into a tragedy? And who gave the order to open fire?

2026