This is the story of 28-year-old Ram, who migrates to work in a Nepali restaurant in northern Japan. The film explores his daily life in Japan and that of his family back home, reflecting on the socio-cultural challenges created by globalisation. Having escaped his home village, for 12 years Ram worked at restaurants in Kathmandu, but his family’s poverty remained constant.
A repatriate Computer Engineer, an aspiring musician, and a school student in love - all torn by conflict between the Maoist opposition party and the Nepal King's government.
A sequel to Nai Nabhannu La
As the studious Bidya(13) prepares for her further studies, her juvenile brother Basanta(9) distracts her with his antics. But learning, his sister is giving up on her dreams, he struggles to give Bidya the hope she desperately needs.
Vashna lives to make others happy; their happiness is hers. Aakash is an aimless wanderer, with no ambition other than to live happily in the moment. When the two disparate souls meet, both are forced to rethink the meaning of happiness.
Dor Bahadur Bista, Nepal’s most controversial intellectual in modern times, disappeared without a trace in 1996.
Serap Sherpa, an accomplished mountain guide from Nepal, now drives a cab in New York City and gets lost in his memories of the mountains.
Set in lower Himalayas, it is an ominous piece that uses violent history of its people as a background in order to explore (and explain, perhaps) the people's struggle today. And yet, this history is visually absent from the screen.
A romantic drama filmed in Australia.
Laure will start shooting on July 7. Nigam Shrestha is the film’s director with Bikram Singh and Salin Man Baniya in the lead roles. The remaining cast is yet to be finalised.
After unforeseeably running away with her lover, 10 year old Suresh must deal with the ordeal of life without a sister figure
A psychological short film exploring a young man's imagined final conversation with his mother. Shot in black and white, it delves into themes of grief, memory, and emotional closure. Directed by Prashanna Mali, the film has received international acclaim, including an award at the World Film Festival in Cannes.
Raajan, a carefree dreamer from Kathmandu, spends his days lost in fantasies, dodging work and chasing one grand ambition: to open a lavish resort with a windfall of money he hopes will magically appear. His childhood friend Divya, who lives in his neighbourhood, understands his quirks and secretly loves him, but Raajan remains oblivious to her feelings, taking her presence for granted. Everything changes when Sara, a charismatic foreign tourist, arrives in Kathmandu. Raajan is instantly smitten, falling head over heels for her charm. While showing Sara the beauty of Nepal, he becomes convinced she holds the key to turning his resort dream into reality, blending his infatuation with opportunism. Meanwhile, Divya, heartbroken by Raajan's obsession with Sara, decides to move on and agrees to marry another man, sparking a poignant love triangle.
A middle class family is thrown into chaos when the youngest daughter expresses her desire to go abroad, secrets & resentment hiding inside the exterior threatens to destroy the family from the inside.
Based on a short story by writer Guru Prasad Mainali of the same name, the story follows the lives of husband and wife, Chame and Gauthali. Mainali is a writer from the realism school of thought, or ‘yatharthabadh’ in Nepali. His other popular stories include Naso (The Ward) and Sahid (The Martyr).
Drawing inspiration from Frederick Wiseman’s classic aesthetic, Nepalese filmmaker Kesang Tseten spends a year observing the community and culture of Himalayan immigrants in and around the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. During the buildup to the 2020 U.S. Census, the inhabitants reveal their motivation to have their presence recorded, encouraged by visits from their political representatives, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In carefully captured verite footage, we see a rich portrait of people deeply connected to homeland traditions while adjusting to life in exile.
Two teenage girls separated by the caste system fight against society to play their favorite instrument Sanai, forbidden to be played by women, while also keeping their friendship alive.
The betrayal by a close friend who falls victim to drug addiction.
This is the story of a Limbu family. A father loves to play the traditional Chyabrung drum at village ceremonies, his son has problems with school, his wife works hard at home. Losing his beloved drum, the father needs a tree trunk and leather to make a new one.
