Though a legal recognition of a third gender ranks Nepal as a leader in transgender rights, the reality of transforming from son to daughter is fraught with obstacles. Despite this, Meghna Lama has a dauntless attitude and spirited laugh - both a powerful reminder of not only what it is to be transgender in Nepal, but ultimately, what it is to be human.
Mantra is a fictitious love story of himalaya about Ghyappo (Cowboy as Saugat Malla) and a Girl Sangmo (Diya Pun) and he struggle to get her love.
Sonam (50) and his estranged son Karma (20) journey to ancestral monasteries in the mountains of Nepal to light butter lamps in memory of Sonam's deceased wife, before Karma leaves for Australia to study.
A portrayal of the everyday struggles faced by a newly married couple in a slum in urban Nepal.
A girl is carelessly roaming around the woods, when suddenly she gets seduced by mystical figures. This experimental short film is inspired by an existing Nepalese folklore. The folklore is adapted to represent the indigenous Limbu people, and their marriage practices inside the community. This short film talks about the existing ritual that took away the youth, freedom and choices of Limbu women.
This is a story that spans a century and portrays the life of a woman from Karnali, in a village where caste discrimination is prevalent. She suffers from infertility and faces brutal treatment from her family and society. The story shows her pain and anguish as she endures various hardships. It is an emotional drama that will make the audience rethink their views on society and learn from such issues.
The life of an expat Nepali woman in the UAE turns upside down when she loses a small amount of money while trying to buy a laptop for her son in Nepal.
The sudden disappearance of the popular host of a relationship advice radio show leaves a vacuum. Listeners are uncertain about the direction their romantic endeavours should take.
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?
Tandavam is about a kind and happy couple who are excited to welcome their first baby. But things suddenly take a dark and strange turn, leading to unexpected events that end in a violent tragedy.
When Dhuckia's father discovers that she is showing the early symptoms of leprosy, he must make a devastating choice. Based on a true story.
A nationwide lockdown is imposed in India during the coronavirus pandemic. While all Nepalese migrant labourers are boarding vans to leave for their country, Hansi sees an opportunity to earn more money for his ailing son in the emerging labour crisis when his brother-in-law, Dil Bahadur, offers him illegal work in a godown.
The fall in cardamom price in the Mountain village of Darjeeling brings instability to nine- year-old Guras's life. Adding to the chaos, her pet dog 'Tinkle' goes missing. Despite the looming fear of a loose leopard, a faint dog bark from across the valley brings her some hope. She embarks on her journey which soon turns mystical as she meets unworldly beings on her.
The story of Rukhsana Kapali, a 19-year-old trans woman in Nepala, showing her struggle for the acceptance and recognition of her identity.
A psychiatrist is trying to help a young schizophrenic patient win over his imagination with some rather unconventional methods.
In the Village of Gorkha We Grow Pure Love
In 1990, one sixth of the population of Bhutan was exiled because they demanded greater democratic rights from the ruler. The film follows the story of Sarita, a 13-year-old girl born in Khudunabari, a refugee camp in Nepal where over 100,000 Bhutanese exiles live. Now they will be "relocated": thousands of families will be forced to emigrate and their Lotshampa identity will disappear forever. Sarita and her friends will not tell us their odyssey: they will dance and sing it.
This experimental video essay explores the space and time of a post-colonial hill station set up by the British as a sanatorium for therapeutic recovery from the heat and humidity of India. Invoking the closing sequences of Ritwik Ghatak’s film, Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-Capped Star) (1960), the film explores how mountains became a metaphor not just for malaise and affliction, but also the human will to survive in the corridors of a creaky healthcare system. Framed through fissures in the dark, derelict walls of a once glorious cinema hall in Darjeeling, the events within turn, hang in liquid suspension. The same landscape becomes a haven for the tourist-turned-environmental-refugee who crawls up the winding mountainside in summer, fleeing the furnace of the Indian plains. But the haven itself is occupied by giant pile drivers pounding steel into the industrial night.
After being disqualified twice from being selected for the army, Jackie a young dancer sets out to pursue his dream against his father's will before time runs out.
Poonam, a mother and a wife,facing domestic abuse and martal rape, meets her long time friend on the night of her anniversary. As they engage in a deep cnversation after-party, her husband intervenes.
