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Bhote Khampa is an ongoing project focused on the nomadic communities of far-western Nepal. It sheds light on their struggles, unique lifestyle, and the impact of climate change, while also addressing the effects of government policies on their way of life.
Sixty-two-year-old Nashir is a Muslim who defies societal barriers for the well-
being of street dogs. Unholy Love shows the transformative power of compassion while exposing the unexamined, often hypocritical, values of religion where it really counts: sentient life.
"A Red Panda's Tale: 'Wildfire' Documentary"
Film Title: Wildfire (डडेलो)
Year: 2022
Duration: 10 minutes
Wildfire (डडेलो)
Synopsis: A little red panda, a rare species, has become homeless as a result of the recent 16-day wildfire in the Nepali mid-hills, yet it’s one more symptom of the climate crisis that spares neither humans nor animals.
Director’s Statement: With this documentary, the director aims to shed light on the symptoms of the climate crisis that have led to the homelessness of a little red panda, a rare species. The director delves into various burning questions related to wildfires by interviewing different experts.
Director’s Bio: Mr. Shyam Karki is a documentary filmmaker from Nepal. He began his career by working and learning various aspects of audio-visual production in a multimedia company in Nepal. He further honed his technical skills in Singapore at Sony. Afterwards, he worked in the Gulf Cooperation Council, documenting construction progress, company profiles, various aspects of industrial work, and Arabic drama for two years. He returned to Nepal in 2013 and has since worked on various independent documentaries and news portals. His directorial works include “Blockade” in 2016, following an observational style of documentary filmmaking. Additionally, he directs a short-length documentary every year and has worked as an assistant director, cameraman, and editor on documentaries like “Castaway Man,” “Hospital,” “Trembling Mountain,” and “The Riyalist.”
Credits:
Unhappy with the provisions of the first republican constitution of Nepal drafted by the people's representatives in September 2015, Madhesh-based parties representing the southern plains of declared that they, as a pressure tactic, would block trade entry points with India. The impact of this was acute shortage of cooking gas and other petroleum products. As only trickle of these products entered the country from India, for Six months across the country there were long lines at cooking gas depots, pertol stations and even firewood sale centres. This fly on the wall film captures the frustration, anger, stoicism and humour and humanity of the people of Kathmandu as they faced the Blockade.
B L O C K A D E
A film by Shyam Karki
2016 47min
Curiosity is the most innate of human traits, and travel is the urge to quench it. Travel is Plus Plus reminds us of this urge. In the film, visitors to Nepal say what travel means to them, including some who echo Bhudda’s words, if less eloquently. It is not only good to travel, but true travel is plan-less. It is the idea of putting oneself at the mercy of one’s own fears, and to be subject to any possible mishaps dished out by the external world. It is a mindset that accepts one cannot be in control and, embracing that condition, trusting one’s ability to take it all in stride.
Dir, Shyam karki
5min.
2018
Kehi Chaina
Samson Film Production
Film Title: Kehi Chaina (There is Nothing)
Director: Shyam Karki
Year: 2019
Duration: 3 minutes
Synopsis: In the inaccessible terrain where he lives, 76-year-old Rama Bahadur Sunar faces the lack of water for his basic needs. This film captures both his lament and his fortitude as he trudges up and down hilly trails to fetch water from the nearest source. Each one-hour walk, with containers of water in a doko strapped to his forehead, sustains him for two days.
Credits:
The film is about people's experiences after the earthquake in nepal april 25th 2015
Director ,
Bio
Shyam Karki has more than a decade of experience of working in audio-visuals. Besides Nepal, he has worked for a filmmmaking company in Saudi Arabia. Blockade is his second directorial venture, and his first feature-length documentary, after the hugely-popular short film Aayo Aayo Ayao on Nepal's April 2015 earthquake. He made Blockade while working as assistant director in two films of renowned Nepali documentary filmmaker Kesang Tseten.
