A young woman struggles to provide for her son while waiting to receive money from her husband. When she hears that a neighbour’s husband has returned from abroad with gifts, she undertakes the long, humbling journey to visit them, in this lyrical, emotional, and richly textured drama.
- ROBYN CITIZEN (TIFF)
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Director/ Writer: Rajan Kathet
Producer: Prajjwal SJB Rana (Eyecore)
Executive Producer: Rajan Kathet, Renasha B. Rai
Cast: Laxmi Bardewa, Sarita Giri, Jeevan Baral, Nisum Limbu, Kashib Karki
Cinematography: Shishir Bishankhe
Edited by: Kiran Shrestha
Sound: Dikesh Khadgi Shahi, Kishore Acharya
Background Score: PushpaSangam
Color: Sanjeev Ratna Shakya
The project was incubated at the Short Form Station of the Berlinale Talents 2017.
Festival History:
# Toronto International Film Festival, 2019 - World Premiere
# Torino Short Film Market 2019
# Tampere Film Festival, Finland 2020
# Encounters Film Festival, UK 2020
# Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, SSFF, 2020 Japan
# Hong Kong International Film Festival, HKIFF 2020
# Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2020 (BISFF), India
# Concorto Film Festival 2020, Italy
# Short to the Point International Film Festival 2020 - Winner (July Award- Best Director)
# 18th Internationales Festival Signs of the Night Berlin / September 16-20, 2020
# CoSAFF 2020 - Coalition of South Asian Film Festivals
# Dharamshala International Film Festival, DIFF 2020, India
# International Izmir Short Film Festival (İzmir Kısa Film Festivali) 2020, Turkey
# Ulju Mountain Film Festival, South Korea 2020
# Mercy to Universe INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2020, Turkey
# Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, KIMFF 2020
# Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival, PIMFF 2020
# Nepal International Film Festival, NIFF 2021
# Ponnani International Film Festival - PIFF (Kerala) 2021
# RISING GARDENS FILM FESTIVAL (India) 2021
# Indus Valley International Film Festival (India) 2021 - Winner - Best Short Film
# Cinemagic ‘On The Pulse’ Short Film Festival (2021), Northern Ireland
# RIFFA - Regina International Film Festival and Awards, Saskatchewan, 2021