Timber to Tibet

Timber to Tibet 2004

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Bhotkhola is one of the 20 beyul, which is what Tibetans call the sites of paradise in the Himalaya. The local people and the monks believe Bhotkhola was tucked away among the mountains by the gods so that it would not be disturbed. That is why, they say, it should be preserved and protected from human defilement. Yet, the people have turned to destroying trees that take a hundred and fifty years to mature. Caravans bearing timber to Tibet and bringing back foodstuff to Nepal is a common sight all over Bhotkhola. This film deals with the pro-conservationist tradition and people’s compulsion to cut down the priceless Himalayan forest which will not regenerate once it is gone.

2004

Flames of a Continuous Field of Time

Flames of a Continuous Field of Time 2022

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This film travels through a multitude of voices attempting to be choicelessly aware of the interdependent nature of our existence in a system that has, for thousands of years, dehumanized Dalit women's bodies and existence. In the film, we live through the experiences of injustice, resilience, and resistance of women from the Dalit community, examining the ever-reproducing nature of an oppressive society by invoking the art of seeing, learning, and listening.

2022

Gai Jatra

Gai Jatra 2019

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Traditionally, Gai Jatra is literally translated as procession of cows and is an age-old festival commemorating the death of loved ones. Since 2001, LGBTI people in Nepal have been using Gai Jatra festival as a medium to appear in the public, flaunt their true selves with pride, and pay tribute to the deceased members of their community.

2019

Change

Change 1970

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This is not the official description but This film appears to have been lost to time, with no one recalling its details, and its poster is seemingly absent from any archives.

1970

The Witness Tree

The Witness Tree 2023

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As Sridhar prepares for his coming-of-age celebration, his grandfather tells him a shocking story about his family. As he pushes for the truth, his mother is caught in a dilemma between wanting to protect him and wanting to be honest.

2023

Ma:Si

Ma:Si 1970

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What is it like to be loved?

1970

Punte ko Pangro

Punte ko Pangro 2014

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Punte ko Pangro is a story about a child in the countryside of the Kathmandu valley. We follow Punte, a playful boy, who has a toy wheel of his own, but he will do anything to get a bigger one. In his pursuit, he discovers his aspiration and ultimately own potential. The wheel is used as a symbol of supremacy to portray human desire and our passionate struggle to reach higher positions in society.

2014

A Little Bit of Freedom

A Little Bit of Freedom 1998

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This film is set in a traditional household in Nepal and documents a servant girl, Nani; a married woman, Sarita; and a mother-in-law, Ama. In interesting mixture of entrapment, duty and tradition unfold.

1998

The Candle's Wick

The Candle's Wick 2017

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Director Sahara Sharma took inspiration from a poem written by a man about women, and reworked it, giving women the agency they deserve. The film is about the rules that women have to abide by in Nepali patriarchal society, but Sahara doesn't have a single man in the film.

2017

Eternal Melody

Eternal Melody 2022

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In her dreams, a devout woman is visited by her deceased husband, stranded in the liminal space between death and the afterlife. With her son, she embarks on a mystic errand to help him on his quest for salvation. Religion, spirituality, and the universal human condition are intricately woven in this tale about the agony of accepting loss, while navigating the dissonance between letting go and holding onto that which has passed.

2022

GUILT

GUILT 2021

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Two boys,One man and The Streets

2021

Confusion

Confusion 2021

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After getting married to a stranger, a newly-wed woman feels uncomfortable in her new home. Instead of seeking comfort with her husband, she is attracted to her sister-in-law.

2021

One Night In Kathmandu

One Night In Kathmandu 1970

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A GIRL, 26-together with a BOY, 33, who is a stranger to her-- take an injured man to a hospital when an accident take places near them one evening in Kathmandu. The girl, a failed poet, is lost and depressed. She doesn't respond to the boy's friendly gestures. She is returning to her village in the morning after years of struggle in the city. The boy, a tour guide from India, is on a trip to Kathmandu, and is also returning in the morning. They leave the hospital after the injured man's relatives arrive, and part. But they meet again unexpectedly when the girl has to leave her friend's place where she went to stay. With no place to stay, and only some hours left, they begin to wander around. And as they roam around the streets and alleys of the city, by the time morning comes, the girl realizes that she had become a different person.

1970