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Nepal Panorama Genre: Short Country: USA Runtime: 29 Min Director: Kiran Marahatta Language(s): Nepali Subtitles: English Synopsis – A story that connects Football Club of Barcelona, a Spanish soccer club based in Barcelona, and its players like Leonel Messi, Neymar, Xavi Hernandez with Nepal.
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Nepal Panorama SYNOPSIS Bhagyale Bachekaharu (Nepal Earthquake: Heroes, survivors, and Miracles) is the story of several individuals who miraculously survived the devastating earthquake. It also features interviews of Armed Police Force Inspector Laxman Basnet who rescued people; Nepal Army’s Deepak Rai and Bikas KC, who rescued a four-month-old baby; and National Poet Laureate Madhav Prasad...
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Nepal Panorama SYNOPSIS Tashi Bista dreams to install a makeshift wind turbine in Namdok, a remote village nestled high amongst the Himalayas of Nepal. Battered by wind and cold, Namdok, has been in darkness for centuries.  Wearing Ray Bans to shield his eyes from the dust and just a leather jacket to insulate him from...
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Nepal Panorama SYNOPSIS This documentary exposes a tragic custom that prevails in far western Nepal, where, in the name of religion, young girls from impoverished families are offered in temples for prostitution. ABOUT THE FILM Genre: Short Country: Nepal Runtime: 17 Mins Director: Devaki Bist Devaki Bist is a Journalist who has worked as a radio presenter, program producer,...
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Nepal Panorama Dance of the Orchids (Soongava) Genre: Drama Country: France, Nepal Runtime: 85 Mins Director: Subarna Thapa Language(s): Nepali Subtitles: English
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Looking Back at Nepali Cinema ABOUT THE FILM Genre: Drama Country: Nepal Runtime: 138 Mins Director: Tsering Rhitar Sherpa  Language(s): Nepali Subtitles: English
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Nepal Panorama SYNOPSIS A young man returns from the city to his village in the remote mountains of Mustang, with ideas to improve the lives of his people, but struggles to reconcile these with the existing realities. Lhakpa wants to become an engineer, so that he can contribute to the development of his village, but...
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Looking Back at Nepali Cinema SYNOPSIS 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...
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Closing Film SYNOPSIS We are in the year 2001, a temporary ceasefire brings a much-needed break to a small war-torn village in Northern Nepal, bringing much joy among the residents. Prakash and Kiran, two young close friends, are also starting to feel the change in the air. Though they are divided by caste and social...
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Opening Film SYNOPSIS Movie dates back to period just after end of a decade long Nepalese civil war (1996-2006). This movie is all about story of conflict of two brothers Maoist guriella fighter Chandra aka Agni (Dayahang Rai) and Suraj (Ravindra SIngh Baniya). Conflict arises when their father Chitra who was also village chief and...
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