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6th<\/sup> Nepal Human Rights International Film festival 2018:<\/strong><\/h2>

Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (NHRIFF) has established as a forum for advocating human rights via films. The voices of the people and the issues of human rights are not sufficiently raised in the film in Nepal. Film festival is not targeted in the issues of human rights.\u00a0 So, the project, ‘Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival’ will focus on those issues dealt above. Festival will be dedicated to the vulnerable communities who are historically backward in Nepal.<\/p>

Selected Films
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Even When I Fall<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Sky Neal<\/p>

Co- Director:<\/strong> KATE MCLARNON<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>89 minutes<\/p>

Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>

Even When I Fall is an intimate, beautiful film that harnesses the visual power of circus to give a unique perspective into the complex world of human trafficking. The film traces the journey of Saraswoti and Sheetal, trafficking survivors, as they confront the families that sold them, seek acceptance within their own country and begin to build a future. They struggle against the odds and without education, but inadvertently these girls were left with a secret weapon by their captors – their breathtaking skills as circus artists. With 11 other young trafficking survivors, Sheetal and Saraswoti form Circus Kathmandu \u2013 Nepal\u2019s first and only circus.<\/p>

OTHER SELECTED FILMS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>

Children of the<\/strong> Snow Lan<\/strong>d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>

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Director:<\/strong> Zara Balfour and Marcus Stephenson<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>United Kingdom<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>1 hour 30 min<\/p>

Country of Filming: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Film Language: <\/strong>English, Nepali, Tibetan<\/p>

Children of the Snow land tell the story of a group of children born in the High Himalayas of Nepal – a remote area of great natural beauty but where life is extremely tough. From just four years old, some children are sent by their parents to the capital city, Kathmandu, to a school run by a Buddhist monk in the hope that education will give them a better chance in life. For ten years or more they do not see or speak to their parents, due to the remoteness of their villages.
Now, upon graduation, aged 16, the children are making the trek home: an arduous and lengthy journey across mountains that takes them to the highest inhabited place on the planet; a faraway, off-grid land where the way of life has not changed for thousands of years, and where their parents are waiting to see children brought up in a world of mobile phones, social media and most modern conveniences. And then the earthquake strikes. Children of the Snow Land document their scary, moving, funny and humbling stories.<\/p>

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RUWA <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>SUJATA GURUNG<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Nepal<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 4 min 45 seconds<\/p>

“Ruwa” is the story of a woman who aspires to have children and become a mother. But what seems like a normal aspiration for many women is a dream full of challenges for her.<\/p>

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DUST <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Deepak Tolange<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>50 minutes<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary, Other<\/p>

Film Language: <\/strong>Hindi, Nepali<\/p>

Every year during winter thousands of Nepalese and Indians migrate to various parts of Nepal to work in brick factories. Many of these laborers are children who drop out school, engage in hard labor and never return back to school.<\/p>

Dust is an attempt to find the perspectives of children working in brick kiln areas in Nepal about their life, work and education.<\/p>

The Colors of Life <\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Sarah Tamang<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong>Experimental, Short, Other<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong>3 minutes 15 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Nepal<\/p>

The film “The Colors of Life” unfolds the life of a girl. She shares her painful childhood, confused teenage and bitter relationship.<\/p>

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Pink Tiffany <\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Sophie Dia Pegrum<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Nepal<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 44 minutes 20 seconds<\/p>

A young Transgender woman, Meghna Lama, has built a successful business and works as an advocate and activist for the LGBTI community in Nepal. Bravely facing social legitimacy and family acceptance, as well as sharing her experience transforming from son to daughter, her dauntless attitude and spirited laugh become a powerful reminder of not only what it is to be transgender in Nepal, but ultimately, what it is to be human.<\/p>

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People of the Forest: Orang Rimba \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Isaac Kerlow<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Singapore<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>14 min 12 seconds<\/p>

Country of Filming: <\/strong>Indonesia<\/p>

The ancestral forests of the nomadic Orang Rimba have vanished. In the short span of three decades oil palm plantations have replaced much of the tropical peatland rain forests in Jambi, Indonesia. The People of the Forest, Orang Rimba in their dialect, have nowhere to go.<\/p>

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MEDITERRANEA <\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Nicolas Sarkissian<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>France<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>14 min 35 seconds<\/p>

Marseille, a sunny beach, a young dancer attempts to rescue a castaway. While she calls for help, the stranger disappears mysteriously. Has she dreamt it? The enigmatic presence of this shipwrecked man haunts her day and night, evoking echoes of a Mediterranean tragedy.<\/p>

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Footprints <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Sarah Duff<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary, Short<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>South Africa<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>22 min 57 seconds<\/p>

After centuries of oppression, the \u01c2Khomani San, one of the last remaining groups of South Africa\u2019s first people, have won back some of their historic homeland in the Kalahari Desert. Voetspore (Footprints) follows their struggle for cultural survival as they capitalize on ancient knowledge of nature to run a wildlife hunting ranch.<\/p>

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The Sunrise Storyteller <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Kasha Sequoia Slavner<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Canada<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>1 hour 4 min 25 seconds<\/p>

Film Language: <\/strong>English<\/p>

The Sunrise Storyteller follows the hero’s journey of teenage filmmaker & social justice advocate, Kasha Sequoia Slavner, as she sets out for six months on her 16th birthday across the world in search of stories of hope and resilience that shine a light on what it means to be a global citizen and how we can all make a difference.<\/p>

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Two Brothers <\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Rb Singh<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>India<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 20 minutes<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Short<\/p>

In telling the story of two brothers trying to safeguard their dignity during the Punjab insurgency, the film evokes the violence and injustice committed by the state against innocent Sikhs.<\/p>

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Six Year Old Fears <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Lauren Anders Brown<\/p>

Country of Filming: <\/strong>Jordan<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 15 minutes<\/p>

A short documentary featuring a six year old Syrian girl as she becomes a big sister in a refugee camp that has the best maternal mortality rate in the world.<\/p>

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G-Face \u2013 The Documentary about Nothing<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> \u00a0Bafana Monyamane<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong>\u00a0 18:13 minutes.<\/p>

Country of origin:<\/strong> SOUTH AFRICA<\/p>

G-Face \u2013 The Documentary About Nothing, is a music biography of one Thabo \u201cG-Face\u201d Nthako, a rapper in his early 40\u2019s from a small mining town in South Africa by the name of Kutloanong, still pressuring music success and not finding it, from 1994 G-face has been doing music, we explore why he has not received success or even the recognition his music deserve.<\/p>

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Standing Rock Take Me from the River<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Denny Rauen<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary, Short<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>29 min 23 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> United States<\/p>

A glimpse into our future, Like so many others, an overwhelming sense of unfairness being perpetrated led to a small group of like minded activists from “Brew City” (aka Milwaukee, Wisconsin) to travel over 800 miles to Standing Rock’s Oceti Sakowin camp where protecting the water interfered with powerful oil interests. Support grew from hundreds to thousands of folks from around the world. From arresting journalists to silence their voices to excessive and violent attacks on the peaceful resisting water protectors, these actions are documented in this raw and emotional film. This journey into water protecting documents the Standing Rock Sioux struggle in North Dakota to protect their water and sacred sites based on Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 and 1868.<\/p>

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La Cumbre<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Dana Romanoff<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary, Short<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>United States<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>11 min 47 seconds<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> Ecuador<\/p>

La Cumbre unveils the reality of what it means to live as an amputee in the developing world. In partnership with the Range of Motion Project we join world class mountaineer and wounded warrior Chad Jukes on a heartfelt journey to shed light on a public health issue affecting amputee\u2019s world wide.80% of the world’s amputees live in developing countries. Only 2% have access to prosthetics.. La Cumbre aims to shift that percentage.<\/p>

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RIPrivacy<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Aycan Basar<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Animation<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>United States<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>4 min 24 seconds<\/p>

A slice from our -very much modern addicted- everyday life.<\/p>

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California’s Forgotten Children<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Melody C. Miller<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> United States<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 1 hour 32 min 37 seconds<\/p>

“California’s Forgotten Children” is a feature documentary about child sex trafficking. The film follows on true stories of youth who were commercially sexually exploited in California and are now survivors and brave leaders, fighting for the rights of victims worldwide.<\/p>

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A Girl of No importance \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Anya camilleri<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>United Kingdom<\/p>

Runtime<\/strong>: 15 minutes<\/p>

Country of Filming: <\/strong>Italy<\/p>

A teenager escapes from sex traffickers with her life, and finds herself in the center of medieval Rome, unable to trust anyone.<\/p>

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I Forgot Myself Somewhere<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Iker Elorrieta<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Spain<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>24 min 30 seconds<\/p>

IFMS is a poetic portrait about the women of Baltistan, and the challenges girls face to access education. Told through the voices of two local women who fight to develop themselves and to improve their lives, despite the social expectations that push them to set aside their own development to take care of their families, homes and jobs in the most extreme conditions.<\/p>

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Compatriot <\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Mahtab soleimani<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>25 min 26 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary<\/p>

A young woman and her daughter left Afghanistan after the war started in 1979 and came to Iran where she has raised a large family who despite being born here still has emigrant status.<\/p>

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Six Year Old Fears<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Lauren Anders Brown<\/p>

Country of Filming: <\/strong>Jordan<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 15 minutes<\/p>

A short documentary featuring a six year old Syrian girl as she becomes a big sister in a refugee camp that has the best maternal mortality rate in the world.<\/p>

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OKSIJAN <\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Edward Watts<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> United Kingdom<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>19 min 8 seconds<\/p>

Genres:<\/strong> Drama, Thriller, human rights, children’s narrative, youth\u00a0 7 year old Afghan refugee Ahmad wakes in the dark of a sealed refrigerated lorry, alongside his brother and 13 other refugees. Fleeing war and torture, they’re making a desperate effort to get to the UK. But for the next fifteen hours they’ll face a worse nightmare, as the oxygen inside the truck begins to run out. An incredible true story.<\/p>

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Locked In<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Nadira Murray<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>United Kingdom<\/p>

Genres: <\/strong>Political, social drama, human rights, asylum<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>15 minutes 24 seconds<\/p>

Samira and Nazim, asylum seekers who fled after torture find themselves in the UK again detained by the state. They are on the fast track system, soon to be deported. With the clock ticking, the memories of their torture and what waits on their return torment them. Will they be able to gain asylum in time?<\/p>

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In the anchor print<\/strong><\/h2>

\u00a0<\/strong>Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Leandro Navall & Mercedes Chanquia Aguirre<\/p>

Genres: <\/strong>Videodance, videodanza, videoart<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>6 minutes 46 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Argentina<\/p>

Migration and human rights.<\/p>

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Release from Heaven<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Ali Noori Oskouei<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>1 hour 16 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/p>

In a war torn country, a female writer and teacher has to accompany two of her students on a life changing journey.<\/p>

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RESISTANCE IN PEACE <\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> EDISON SANCHEZ<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary, Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 7 minutes 30 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Colombia<\/p>

Arnobio All\u00edn Blandon is one of the survivors of the worst slaughter of Colombia\u00b4s armed conflict in Bojay\u00e1, a black and indigenous community in the Choc\u00f3 jungle where 119 civilians were killed seeking refuge in the local church. This October Colombia voted NO to an already signed peace deal. The regions that lived the war first-hand voted YES. Bojay\u00e1, voted 96% in favor of the peace deal. This documentary is a vision from Bojay\u00e1 daily life, constructed through the first-hand witness account of a survivor of the massacre.<\/p>

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Sawubona<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Lungelo Kuzwayo<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Short, Student<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>10 minutes 18 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>South Africa<\/p>

Mbali, a charming and adventurous 7 year-old South African, defies the norm by making a new friend; thus sparking a journey of transformation.<\/p>

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Siti Bajao<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Vipul Salunkhe<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 5 minutes 18 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> India<\/p>

Currently working in zee marathi’s serial Mazya navaryachi bayko as an actor. Done various ad films, TVC’s, print shoots, films and serials. Worked as a writer, director and actor for many theatrical plays (commercial and experimental)<\/p>

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GIRL FACT – A teenage guide to survive sex slavery<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Ma\u00ebl G. Lagadec<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 17 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Belgium<\/p>

Genres:<\/strong> Short, Society, Women<\/p>

In the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, rape is used as a \u201cweapon of war\u201d for more than 15 years. Martha writes a teenage girl\u2019s guide to surviving sex.<\/p>

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YALLA KHARTOUM<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Frederic Leitzke, Andreas Lamoth<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 1 hour 5 minutes<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> Sudan<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Sudan<\/p>

Life as an artist is tough in Sudans buzzing capital Khartoum, esp. for women. Inside the safe boundaries of an intercultural exchange program, the participants develop concepts to overcome the archaic norms of society. A film about the power of creative expression that aims to serve as a peaceful catalyst for emancipation & social change.<\/p>

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OUTSIDE: PEACE, INISIDE : WAR (K. Berls)<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Katja Berls<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Documentary, Short, and Other<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>29 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Germany<\/p>

More than 70 years after the end of WW2, Hilde and her surviving sister speak about their experiences of sexual and physical violence perpetrated against them and their sisters by soldiers during the war. This film speaks about and to the violence and trauma perpetrated against women and girls in war and crisis zones around the world, both past and present, and its impact on women\u2019s lives.<\/p>

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So-Khin<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Chaweng chaiyawan<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 18 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Thailand<\/p>

So and Khin, a married couple from Myanmar, are employed on a on a rubber plantation within southern Thailand. Exploited by their employer due to the high competition for work in the area, the couple faces the struggle of overly demanding labor and persecution from unemployed locals. Their harrowing situation is staged in the midst of political unrest between the three southern Thai provinces.<\/p>

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Perween Rahman: The Rebel Optimist<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Mahera Omar<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 1 hour 6 minutes 57 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Pakistan<\/p>

“No one is safe in this city. Those who think otherwise are living in a fool’s paradise”, says Perween’s best friend and colleague Anwar Rashid as he navigates the chaotic roads of Karachi. An architect and urban planner, Perween Rahman dedicated her life for the poor of Pakistan. She was shot dead by armed assailants on her way home in March 2013. When she joined the Karachi based Orangi Pilot Project, founded by Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan, Orangi’s lanes were full of filth and choking gutters. Back in the early 80s, the people of Orangi, most of them migrants from India and Bangladesh, were taking their own steps to improve sanitation. Dr. Khan assigned Perween the task of developing a low cost sanitation model for Orangi. Perween’s pioneering work in Orangi led her on a collision course with the various mafias in the city. She surveyed the water supply to Karachi and pinpointed locations from where water is being stolen from the bulk supply lines. She mapped and documented Karachi’s informal settlements to provide the poor security against land grabbers. Perween had an alternate vision for the development of Karachi. “Development doesn’t come from concrete. Development is not five star hotels and mega road projects. What we need is human development.\u201d<\/p>

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The Chapter of Ionela<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Christoph Lacmanski<\/p>

Genres: <\/strong>Drama, Thriller, Human Rights<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>9 minutes 58 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Germany<\/p>

Iana is waiting in her red, old Audi in front of the agreed post office. Hours passed by. She seems nervous. She is watching the cars driving by and the faceless people rushing into the office. The weather is misty, the buildings grey and bleak. Suddenly a big black car parks in front of hers. The door on the passenger\u2018s side opens, a young thin girl with tousled hair slides out. That has to be Ionela. Her driver won\u2018t desist from focusing her until she\u2018s gone into the office. Iana has been waiting for this moment. It\u2018s the point of no return. Iana runs a women\u2018s shelter and helps girls like Ionela to escape from forced prostitution. Will her plan succeed this time?<\/p>

WOMEN OF VARANASI <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>MAMTA SINGH<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 52 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>India<\/p>

Hidden within the intricate cobwebs of the narrow alleys of Varanasi are stories of the women in this Film. Through their struggles and life choices, they continue to evolve, even as they work towards bettering the socio-cultural and political spaces they find themselves in. This is a journey with them as they push forward towards positive change.<\/p>

Pink <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Mahboobeh Mohammadzaki<\/p>

Film Type: <\/strong>Animation, Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 5 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Iran<\/p>

This animation is a slice of a woman\u2019s life and routine with breast cancer in the technological world. She tries to overcome the disease hopefully.<\/p>

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An Extraordinary Mother \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Patar Simatupang<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 1 hour 17 minutes 36 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Indonesia<\/p>

His story follows Sari, 37 years, pregnant, saves pennies to pay a midwife. Her incredible strength and courage has brought this mother to life, and to continue to be responsible for the family. For her there is no way out, quitting from her job as an unofficial traffic attendant is not an option. Pregnant for the 5th time puts Sari in to an event busier schedule. She is traumatic and doesn\u2019t trust hospitals. Then the answer is simply to work more hours to save pennies to pay a midwife she trusts.<\/p>

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Colors of the Alphabet<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Alastair Cole<\/p>

Genres:<\/strong> Human interest, Observational, Africa<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 1 hour 20 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> United Kingdom<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> Zambia<\/p>

An inspiring, bittersweet film on language and childhood, following three Zambian children and their families over their first year of school, and asking: Does the future have to be in English?<\/p>

Steward, Elizabeth and M\u2019barak are 6 year olds struggling to make sense of an educational system where the language they speak at home is different from the language used in the classroom. When nearly 40% of the world\u2019s population lack access to education in their own language, the film offers an intimate, moving and often humorous insight into a global phenomenon from the unique perspective of three innocent children.<\/p>

Threads of Hope <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>William Knowles<\/p>

Genres:<\/strong> Documentary, Short, Non-Fiction, Activist<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary, Short, Student<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 9 minutes 23 seconds<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> Nepal<\/p>

This is a short documentary film about the lives of home-based workers in Nepal. The film follows three women: Nirmala, Chandra, and Apsara. Learn about these women and their journey towards financial stability and raising awareness for Gender Equity in Nepal. These women were aided by the organization Sabah Nepal, which employs home-based workers and gives them an above-average wage. Sabah Nepal also advocates for home-based workers rights. Shot on location in Nepal.Help change the lives of women in Nepal and sign the petition! In less than a minute, you can be the difference in raising awareness of this issue to the Government of Nepal. Thank you.<\/p>

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The Blind of the Cathedral<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Nadine Asmar<\/p>

Assistant Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Hiba Harmouche<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Short, Student<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>17 minutes 35 seconds<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> Lebanon<\/p>

In front of a cathedral, fate led to Hala and Bachir\u2019s meeting. At first sight, they share nothing in common: she is a 15-year-old student, she is Muslim and she sees. Whereas Bachir is 27, he plays the lute, he is Christian and blind. In a country ruled by hatred and conflicts, division and exacerbated sectarianism, and just before the burst of the civil war, two pure souls meet. Hala and Bachir will go through an adventure that will empower their innocent love. But a dark fate awaits them.<\/p>

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LONGING<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Dejan Karaklaji\u0107<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 27 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Slovenia<\/p>

Young violinist, Katarina, has a dream to play like her idol, world famous Lauren. One day Lauren has a concert in town where Katarina lives, but tickets are too expensive. On a TV quiz, Katarina won a free ticket and now the only obstacle is how she will get to the concert hall. It is Sunday, no special transportation for her, since she is
disabled and moves around in a wheelchair. There are no buses with special platform, and the complications begin.
There is a robbery, robed person gets arrested, thieves love classical music, bus driver likes a classy passenger, and grocery stand owner is a cowboy. Katarina gets to play with Lauren.<\/p>

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Freedom<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Kyan Kiani<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 10 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Australia<\/p>

A girl has been trafficked and trying to gain her freedom but Can she?<\/p>

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The Foolish Old Man<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Ant\u00f3n Calder\u00f3n and Diego Torres<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 60 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Spain<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> China<\/p>

\u2018The Foolish Old Man\u2019 tells the story of four social activists in China: a poverty-alleviation campaigner (Deng Fei), an environmental activist (Dashi), a labor organizer (Zhang Zhiru) and a pro-democracy dissident (Hu Jia).<\/p>

The film addresses their complex relationship with the Government in Beijing and the different, sometimes conflicting, paths of action they choose to take: from those who confront the Government to those who believe that avoiding conflict can bear more fruit.<\/p>

\u2018The Foolish Old Man\u2019 defies the widespread prejudice that no citizen can make his voice heard under the rule of the Communist Party. Civil society does exist in China. Many people fight for a better country and their work has achieved progress in some areas. However, civil society is always limited, often sabotaged and sometimes violently crushed by a system that prioritizes its own survival to anything else.<\/p>

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Bhikkhuni Buddhism, Sri Lanka, revolution<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Ma\u0142gorzata Dobrowolska<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary, Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 24 minutes<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> Sri Lanka<\/p>

“Main contemporary world religions don\u2019t allow women to hold high-ranking positions in the monastery hierarchy. My interest in women who break with such convention has brought me to Sri Lanka. It is here where a quiet revolution of the Buddhist order begins.” Ma\u0142gorzata Dobrowolska\u00a0Women in Theravada countries have a chance to become bhikkhunis (fully ordained Buddhist nuns) since recent years. They regained this right after 1000 years long break.\u00a0The main characters of the film are: Ven. Bhikkhun\u012b Kusuma (Sri Lanka), Ven. Bhikkhun\u012b Dhammananda (Thailand) and Ven. Bhikkhun\u012b Gautami Samayiki (Bangladesh). They are the first bhikkhunis in their own countries.\u00a0There are two versions of the film: a feature-length (1 hour) and a short one (24 minutes).<\/p>

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MISS HOLOCAUST<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Michalina Musielak and Irena Siedlar<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary, Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 22 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Poland<\/p>

Country of Filming:<\/strong> Israel<\/p>

Old women prepare for an event. They are told how to walk; they wear numbers and try to succeed in the selection process. These women are Holocaust survivors. And the event is a beauty pageant.
During the course of the preparations the ladies reveal their motivations to take part in the pageant. Some of them do it to forget, to live a normal life or to be in the spotlight at least for this short moment. Others – to remind young(er) people of Holocaust, because history repeats itself when people forget.
The evening has come: the Contestants are nervous, the announcer too. The bizarre show takes its course. Madonna is coming off the player and the ladies do their \u201ejob\u201c. But nobody seems to be interested. The food is too good. The jury is too busy texting messages.
The dishes are rattling, the audience is chattering loudly. More than once, the host begs the spectators to listen to the women. With little success, their messages to the world are said and fade away in the insignificance. At last a new Miss Holocaust is elected. The joy is brief. The ballroom is tied up quickly. Tomorrow is another day. The ladies can go home. How can one sustain the remembrance of Holocaust, when the interest in the stories of the survivors is so little? Are we fed up? Have we seen too much of it? Is the Holocaust celebration only an end in itself? And reminding of: \u201ethat it will never happen again\u201cis meaningless?<\/p>

\"\"<\/a>Belonging to untouchable god<\/strong><\/p>

Director:<\/strong> anuj kumar<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary, Short, Web \/ New Media<\/p>

Genres:<\/strong> documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 26 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> India<\/p>

Film is about a Dalit women named Ramkali Devi, borne to the inferior caste in Bihar (Musahars), in past she was a bonded labor to upper caste, having a history of deep atrocities in different forms to her and her entire community members. Generations after generation their entire lifecycle used to go in serving their master as bonded labor to get food and pennies of money which their masters (upper caste people) use to give them.
But today things have changed for Ramkali Devi and her entire community, they have costed many things to reach position, where they enjoy freedom from bonded labor and are living a life of equality- they now are independent farmers and are no more dependent on the upper caste to live a life- all these unfolds in the story through events and instances created by and for them.<\/p>

The story is constantly woven through journey of Ramkali and her community from today\u2019s perspective to the past, which focuses on taking the story ahead through various storytelling tools.
A local NGO has played important role in this transition, but the boundaries of Ramkali Devi and her community members aren\u2019t restricted to NGO, they are rather working on entire community upliftment.
We put story of Ramkali and her community, as a small example of as to how mere with small efforts even the grassroots of India is undergoing a process of change to give a glimpse of India shining.<\/p>

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THE ALL SEEING BLIND<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>NURI CIHAN OZDOGAN<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 17 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Turkey<\/p>

The gold\u2019s of Saddam, the last booties of the Iraqi war, are smuggled into Turkey by hidden in the cotton. Blind workers are used to pick the gold from the cotton. The smugglers try to prevent any possible thefts by telling the workers that it is rock they are picking from the cotton. They don\u2019t know that there\u2019s a seeing eye among the blind workers.<\/p>

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NON FOSSILS<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Moore Thit Sett Htoon<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 23 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Myanmar<\/p>

About a single mother from Myanmar.<\/p>

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The Curious Case of Mr. Bhim Thapa<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>:<\/strong> Bhakta Chand<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary, Short<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>13 minutes 17 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Nepal<\/p>

This documentary centers on a man, myth and his legacy and works both as a biopic and as a timelessly relevant piece of social commentary. Mr. Bhim Thapa has dedicated his life on the idea that people needed to be awaken to bring changes in their lives. He held this idea for a lifetime, painting & inscribing word \u201ckhoja\u201d on the pavement, walls, and stones all over Nepal. Now, 96, old and fragile, he is still traveling and writing. It is believed that he has written\/inscribed \u201cKhoja\u201d over 8 million times.<\/p>

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Preferentes<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> nacho recio<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Short<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 16 minutes 25 seconds<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Spain<\/p>

Elderly couples, affected by the scam of the preferred participations are forced to leave the home of all his life, unable to recover the invested capital to afford the payment of the mortgage.\u2018Referents ‘ relates the last two days of this lovely couple before their eviction, a fighter and innocent couple who, paradoxically, still believe in the goodness of human beings despite being swallowed by an oppressive , corrupt and cruel society without feelings.<\/p>

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HERO STEPS <\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Henry Rinc\u00f3n<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Feature<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 1 hour 30 minutes<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Colombia<\/p>

EDUARDO is a 10 year old child victim of the armed conflict in Colombia, he lost a a leg in middle of the Colombian war, however, that has not been an impediment to achieve what is proposed. In the peasant household in which he lives, the director named LUCIO (60), is a conservative, retrograde and military-looking man who will make life impossible for Eduardo and the boy in turn to him. Together with his music teacher, Eduardo, VALENTINA (9) and his friends, they will overcome several obstacles to achieve their mission, to participate in the children’s soccer tournament without being discovered.<\/p>

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Women of Freedom<\/strong><\/h2>

Director<\/strong>: <\/strong>Abeer Zeibak Haddad<\/p>

Film Type:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> 58 minutes<\/p>

Country of Filming: <\/strong>Israel, Palestine, State of<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Israel<\/p>

Women of Freedom follows the stories of women who were murdered in the name of \u2018honor killing’, in the Arab and Palestinian society. This documentary aims to unravel the social and political circumstances that had lead to this troubling phenomenon.
The director, who witnessed such tragedy in her own life, embarks on a journey \u2013 wandering through Israel and Palestine, collecting various stories of the victims, the survivors and the killers themselves. The film wishes to encourage a discussion on this silenced and controversial problem that many societies are still inflicted by.<\/p>

THE SINFUL RED<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Rajan Khatet<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>25 minutes<\/p>

The practice of women and girls being forced to stay in sheds away from home without touching anyone mostly in mid and far western regions of Nepal is called Chhaupadi. Around 95% of women in the far and mid-western regions of Nepal are affected by this practice. This custom prevails due to social and religious pressure.<\/p>

This documentary film observes the changing perception of the people of Jumla and Kalikot about the Chhaupadi practice, following the criminalization of the practice by the government.\u00a0This film is commissioned by the European Union.<\/p>

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Desh Khojdai Jada<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Prakash Angdembe<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>1 hrs 49 minutes<\/p>

Desh Khojdai Janda film narrates more then 120,000 forgotten Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizen from Bhutan. Who had lived 2 decades and some are still living in refugee camp in Jhapa and Morang Nepal. Their years of struggle repatriating to their homeland continue with the character Karbari kaka.<\/p>

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Rowing Against the Flow<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Belmaya Nepali<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>4 Minutes<\/p>

This short film provides a glimpse into the lives and struggles of three Dalit women who are rowing against the flow of expectation in Pokhara, as they compete with men to earn a living by rowing tourists on Phewa Lake.<\/p>

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Educate our Daughters<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Belmaya Nepali<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>8 Minutes<\/p>

Orphaned at the age of nine, Dalit director Belmaya Nepali had very little formal education. In this personal short film, she explores the status of girls in Nepal and why they get fewer opportunities than boys. Interweaving interviews with feisty students at the Sublime school in Pokhara, her own past story, and the high hopes she has for her 4-year-old daughter, Belmaya shows that girls can be a powerful force. Her mission is for her daughter to have the good education and opportunities that she herself missed out on. Ultimately this film celebrates Belmaya\u2019s own achievement as a filmmaker against all odds.<\/p>

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Daughter of the Curved Moon<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Miranda Morton Yap<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>90 minutes<\/p>

Nisha Budha is an extraordinary young Nepali woman who takes us on a journey back to visit her family and village in Jumla, a remote mountain district in far Western Nepal. Shot over a period of several years, the film is an expedition into a community steeped in ancient customs and beliefs and a rite of passage for this young woman coming to terms with her struggle against tradition while pursuing her personal dreams.<\/p>

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Blood and the Moon<\/strong><\/h2>

Director:<\/strong> Tommaso Cotronei<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Yaman<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>1 hr 14 min 24 seconds<\/p>

Child bride Soraya escapes her husband to reach a village where no one knows. But the local young school teacher offers her protection and a place to rest until she figures out her next step. This is a story of two young people living in Yemen. A woman from the city and a man from the countryside. Both struggles to overcome incredible obstacles in a country the world seems to have forgotten.<\/p>

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Akkhan<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Mitali Ray<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Bangladesh<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>7 min 44 seconds<\/p>

The film is set against the backdrop of the Liberation War of Bangladesh (Formerly East Pakistan) against Pakistan (Former West Pakistan), taking place in 1971. Nila (The female lead character) has just gotten married, and is taking the first step towards a new, brighter life. But it all comes crashing down as war breaks loose.<\/p>

Nila is captured by the Pakistani military and kept in a torture cell. She is humiliated, beaten and raped like hundreds of thousands other Bangladeshi women. One night after regaining consciousness, she finds herself covered in blood and begins to remember bits of her past. But cruel reality brings her back to the dark dungeon.<\/p>

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It Rains Slowly<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Saeed Nejati<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Turkey\/Iran<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>15 minutes<\/p>

Story that happened in 1980’s and its topic are: a teacher teaches the students what freedom is and how to withstand injustice.<\/p>

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Dangphu Dingphu(Once Upon a Time)<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Karma Jerry<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Bhutan<\/p>

Dangphu Dingphu is an authentic contemporary story set in the olden day rural Bhutanese scenario.Leyrab, an eight-year boy, is out-casted by the society and exiled into a deep forest. The reason for such an act against Leyrab by the community remains unknown till the story unfolds in the later part of the film.30 years later, the story unfolds with Leyrab living in a cave and hunting boars. People in the village believe that Leyrab is an evil-born human being whose presence in an around the village can cast evil spell. They believe that natural calamities like storm, flood and hailstones hitting the village are due to presence of Leyrab around the village. Yangki, a beautiful daughter of rich Ap Gangla and Aum Pelzom, happens to encounter Leyrab in the forest when she goes with her friends to collect mushroom. All the girls flee away in fright seeing Leyrab. In the act of running away over a precarious road, Yangki fell off the cliff. Leyrab comes to rescue her. Stunned by the kindness of Leyrab, Yangki discards her belief on Leyrab and discreetly sees him in the forest. Eventually,they fall in love with each other. Yangki becomes pregnant with Leyrab\u2019s baby. Ap Tashi and Aum Gyem are rich, kind-hearted and generous couple in the village to whom all the poor villagers look upon for any assistance and needs. They have a son named Pelden who is head over heel in love with Yangki. Ap Tashi proposes Pelden\u2019s marriage to Yangki, which Ap Gangla agrees promptly. Yangki rejects Pelden\u2019s marriage proposal. Pelden is disheartened. Later he discovers that Yangki is seeing Leyrab. Strom and hailstones destroy the harvest of the village. People come to know that Yangki is seeing Leyrab in the forest and they believe that it is curse of such act that the village is experiencing such destructive calamities. The whole community goes out into the forest to chase away Leyrab and Yangki stands firm behind Leyrab.<\/p>

The later part of the tells that it is the evil ploy and design of Leyrab\u2019s Uncle Ap Tashi and an astrologer named Tsip Zhaw who made the community to believe that Leyrab is an evil born child. It is the astrologer who performed ritual in the forest conjuring storm and hailstones. The film resolves with the community chasing away Ap Tashi and the astrologer and restoring Leyrab back to his house.<\/p>

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Kami Naach (Black Smiths Dance)<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>DB Nepali<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>28 min 19 seconds<\/p>

The Blacksmith Dance is traditionally performed among kami peoples in the Mid-western and Far-western parts of the country. While mini-kingdoms known as Baise and chaubise (i.e. 22 mini- kingdoms and 24 mini-kingdoms) existed, they used to frequently launch wars against one another. Baliraja of Jumla, one of the kings is said to have created and developed this dance in the process of military exercises.<\/p>

Besides, this dance is performed as part of ritual; this dance is also performed on festival occasions. Lacking publicity and preservation measures, it is on the verge of oblivion.<\/p>

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Save Gangamaya<\/strong><\/h2>

Director: <\/strong>Gopal Shivakoti<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Run time: <\/strong>30 minutes<\/p>

Ms Gangamaya Adhikari and Mr Nanda Prasad Adhikari, a couple from Gorkha (Nepal) who sat on hunger protest in front of Prime Minister\u2019s residence demanding justice for 2004 murder of their teenage son Krishna Prasad Adhikari was forcefully admitted at Bir Hospital, a government hospital in Kathmandu. On September 22, 2014, Nanda Prasad breathed his last at his 333 days of hunger protest. On October 19, 2014, Nepal government promised justice to Gangamaya and ended her 359 days of fast-unto-death. It’s already been very long but the murderers haven\u2019t been brought to book, her only son Nur Prasad is not in her contact, and the last rite of her husband hasn\u2019t been performed yet.
Gangamaya sought justice through the courts as citizens should, but the administration is not up to providing it. So, besides very weak and deteriorating health Gangamaya once again begins her indefinite hunger protest.<\/p>

Maila Dai- A Man Who Rebuilt a Village\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Director: <\/strong>Rajeela Shrestha<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>6 minutes<\/p>

Individual contribution can make a huge difference in the society. Maila Dai- a MAN WHO REBUILT a VILLAGE is a documentary about Maila Lama, hero in real life. This documentary is all about the experience, struggle and contribution of Maila Lama who recovered not only his business but also helped in rebuilding the whole village of Thangpalkot, Sindhupalchowk after the massive earthquake hit Nepal in April 25,2015 being victim himself.<\/p>

Kokh (A Womb)\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Director:<\/strong> \u00a0Subarna Thapa<\/p>

Country of Origin:<\/strong> Nepal<\/p>

Runtime:<\/strong> \u00a011 minutes<\/p>

\u2018Kokh\u2019 directed by Subarna Thapa, depicts the story about the two young sex workers shot in Patan. In collaboration with NGO to expose the bitter reality that young sex workers face throughout the country with the young, bold and talented stars Namrata Sapkota and Deeya Maskey, the movie tries to aware about the safe abortion.<\/p>

Rebuilding Trust in Nepal: Dialogue, Mediation and Culture for Peace<\/strong><\/p>

Director: <\/strong>Poonam Pachabhaiya and Raphael Vergin<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>33 min<\/p>

The film “Rebuilding Trust after a Painful Past – The Share Centers…” shows, how relationships and communities can be rebuild after violent conflict. It offers insights into painful stories of people affected by civil war and solutions to mistrust and rebuilding relationships.<\/p>

Krishna<\/strong><\/p>

Director: <\/strong>Suraj basyal \u201cSanjok\u201d<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>13 minutes<\/p>

Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>

Live representation of how will power leads towards success is shown in documentary \u2018Krishna\u2019.The documentary tells the story of a 22 years old differently able boy who is left behind by his father and is trying to become economically independent and getting academic education on his own. With the confidence and caring of his mother, Bishnumaya, Krishna takes a bold decision of selling newspapers in the street of Pokhara to help his mother.<\/p>

I Can<\/strong><\/p>

Director:<\/strong> Sajana Shrestha<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime: <\/strong>7 minutes<\/p>

The film \u2018I Can\u2019 is about Ramesh Khatri who is a resemblance of courage, passion, and resilience, whose life changed after April 2015 earthquake<\/p>

Closing Film for The 6th NHRIFF 2018, 10th March<\/span><\/span><\/h2>

Jalgedi\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Director: <\/strong>Rajesh Prasad Khatri<\/p>

Country of Origin: <\/strong>Nepal<\/p>

Runtime<\/strong>: 14 minutes<\/p>

Jaalgedi takes her family\u2019s animals, like any other day, to pastures outside her remote village. However, the arrival of a white tourist sends shockwaves among the children of the village who have never seen a foreigner in their lives before. Like all her friends, the inquisitive little girl gets distracted from her responsibilities of a while – following the strange white man around the village – only to find a catastrophe has befallen because of her innocent curiosities.<\/p>

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Winners Of 6th Nepal Human Rights International Film festival 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Best International Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>

Children of the Snow land (UK)<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Zara Balfour and Marcus Stephenson
Jury Remark:<\/strong> This Film took us\u00a0with the young who were coming back from different scenarios to their roots to discover some reason. After their return they weren\u2019t the same person as an earthquake within them.
Awarded:<\/strong> Certificate, Trophy and Cash Prize of NRS 40,000<\/p>

Best International Non-Fiction Special mention
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Perween Rahman : The Rebel Optimist ( Pakistan)<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Mahera Omar
Jury Remark:<\/strong> The bravery to tell a story about a brave women.
Awarded:<\/strong> Certificate<\/p>

Best International Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>

It Rains Slowly (Turkey \/ Iran)<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Saeed Nejati Michalina
Jury Remark:<\/strong> because talking with the language of cinema both technical and in content.<\/p>

Awarded:<\/strong> Certificate, Trophy and Cash Prize of NRS 40,000<\/p>

Best International Fiction Special Mention<\/strong><\/h3>

Oxijen (UK)<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Edward Watts
Jury Remark:<\/strong> Good Portrait of the immigration problem in Europe.<\/p>

Awarded:<\/strong> Certificate<\/p>

Best National Non- Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>

Chharo, Dust<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Deepak Tolange
Jury Remark:<\/strong> this film shows how the education can help to remove the heaviness of life from the children shoulders.<\/p>

Awarded:<\/strong> Certificate, Trophy and Cash Prize of NRS 40,000<\/p>

Best National Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>

Badh: Let her Breathe<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Shreelata Rana
Jury Remark:<\/strong> The film portrait beautifully the contradiction of a society attitude towards women.<\/p>

Awarded:<\/strong> Certificate, Trophy and Cash Prize of NRS 40,000<\/p>

Jury Prize<\/strong><\/h3>

Jalgedi (Nepal)<\/strong>
Director :<\/strong> Rajesh Prasad Khatri
Jury Remarks:<\/strong> by using all elements of the short cinema through a simple story the director gives a good message to everybody.<\/p>

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