Dhorpatan (No Winter Holidays, 2023)
Documentary | 79 min | Nepali (English subs)
In Distribution
Two lifelong rivals Ratima and Kalima have been appointed caretakers of their empty village. Now in the twilight of their lives, they must forget their past and help each other survive a long and harsh winter.
Director: Rajan Kathet, Sunir Pandey
Producers: Gary Byung-Seok Kam, Rajan Kathet, Sunir Pandey,
Co-Producers: Cristina Haneș, Isabella Rinaldi
Co-Production: Salpa Films, 129 Film Company, Mirror & Story, NoCut Film Collective
Co-Production Countries: Nepal, S. Korea, Romania
World Sales: Stranger Films Sales
Nepal Theatrical Distribution: Resonating Pictures (Sushant Shrestha)
Cinematography: Babin Dulal
Additional Cinematography: Shishir Bishankhe
Edited by: Kiran Shrestha
Sound Design: Cyrus Tang, Dikesh Khadgi Shahi, Kishore Acharya
Music: Rajan Shrestha
Color: Rajendra Moktan
Poster Artwork: Deyali Mukherjee, Sriram Raja (SRDM Pictures), Suneha Shrestha
Title Design: Anand Maharjan
Trailer and Credits Design: Sandeep Shrestha
Subtitles: Nasala Chitrakar
Production Support: Kipalaya Production
Post Production: Icefall Productions, Aslesha Entertainment, Wabi-Sabi Media, Mallaaj Productions
Festival History:
# Sheffield DocFest 2023 - World Premiere (International First Feature Competition)
# DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2023 (Asian Premiere - International Competition)
# Alternativa Film Awards 2023, Kazakhstan - WINNER (NATIVA Awards)
# Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival 2023 - WINNER (Best Feature Documentary)
# DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival 2023, Azerbaijan - "Special Mention for Best Feature Documentary - WINNER"
# Lima Alterna International Film Festival 2023, Peru - International Competition - "Honorable Mention - WINNER"
# Girona Film Festival 2023, Spain
# Catholic Film Festival 2023, South Korea
# Dharamshala International Film Festival 2023, India
# Vizantrop Film Festival 2023, Serbia
# (Karatsu) Rising Sun International Film Festival 2023, Japan
# 4th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival 2023, India
# Kolkata International Film Festival 2023, India
# Kolkata People's Film Festival 2024, India
# Nepal International Film Festival 2024
# MiradasDoc International Documentary Film Festival 2024, Guía de Isora (Tenerife)
# Pordenone Docs Fest 2024, Italy
# Trento Film Festival 2024, Italy
# Taiwan International Documentary Festival, TIDF 2024 - Asian Vision Competition
# Mumbai International Film Festival MIFF 2024, India - WINNER (Best Cinematography)
# Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2024, Armenia
# Nepal America International Film Festival 2024 - WINNER (Best Feature Documentary)
# Film SouthAsia 2024, Nepal
# All Living Things Environmental Film Festival ALT EFF 2024, India
# OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival 2024, Bulgaria
Supported by:
- DMZ Docs Industry Project Fund, 2020
- HKIFF Industry: Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum, 2021
Participated at:
- Marché du Film, Cannes 2021
- Locarno Open Doors Editing Consultancy, 2021
- Global Media Makers 2021/22 (LA Residency)
- The Whickers Film & TV Pitch, 2020
- Docedge Kolkata, 2019 (Winners - Best Emerging Asian Filmmaker Award & Docedge DocAviv Award)
- DocAviv, 2019 (Festival Observer)