Chandani Rai wants to be a doctor

Chadani Rai, a grade 9 student in Shree Jana Kalyan Secondary School in Nepal is supported by Room to Read for her education. To make ends meet, she and her sisters have to work on weekends making amulets. Each amulet sells for less than 50 cents.’
(The footage is in Nepali.)

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Former King Gyanendra Interview Video – Monarchy is not finished yet…

After three years of being a general public, former king Gyanendra has indicated that he can see his role widening in the country. Gyanendra thinks the people still love him and one day he will be a king again. When asked what might be the reason for the end of monarchy, Gyanendra told, “I think monarchy is not finished in first place…”.

To answer a question about his future plans, Gyanendra told, “Stay in Nepal, serve Nepal, serve Nepali. My plan was the same in the past and will be same in the future.”

Interview courtesy Avenues TV.

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Children of God – Documentary

• Winner – Best Documentary – Jeonju 2009 International Film Festival
• Winner – Best Documentary – Japan, Korea, China Producers Forum
• Official Selection – 2009 Hot Docs International Film Festival, Canada

Children of God explores the life of the children who live beside the Baghmati River in Nepal. The children rob the corpses for food and dive into the river to grab coins used as funeral offerings by the mourners.

The film exposes the social conditions of the suppressed Nepalese people through the plight of their children, where reverence for the old and dead far outweighs the care for the young and living. Experiencing their innocence and their hardship through songs, stories and heartbreaking living conditions, exposes the contradiction of the material world that rests upon perhaps the most spiritual culture on earth.

Children of God will remind you of scenes from Slumdog Millionaire and is reminiscent of Charcoal People released by Vanguard Cinema.

Single part movie
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Street Drama – Earthquake – Nepal Earthquake Day

A street drama organized by NSET on the 12th Nepal Earthquake Day Exhibition on 2010/01/18, held at Jawalakhel, Kathmandu.

The drama portrays the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, Kathmandu is prone to.

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Women on the Frontline – Nepal

Women on the Frontline – video documentary series on violence against women and girls is presented by Annie Lennox.

It is about a woman, Sushma, escaped from brothel she was sold, in India.
(Publishers: UNFPA, dev.tv, Austrian Development Cooperation, UNIFEM; Year of Release: 2008)

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16-yr old Kusal KC and solar car – doucmentary

I wrote about the 16 year old kid who made a Solar Car with limited resources and budget in Baglung, western Nepal. Kushal was hailed by everybody and an insurance company General Insurance Co. Ltd. provided free insurance for him. The short documentary on Kushal and his attempts to build different things, was prepared by Motherland Nepal a California based organization.

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Itihaas Jitneharuka lagi (History for Winners)

Documentary - इतिहास जित्नेहरुको लागी (History for Winners)

Directed and presented by Pranay Limbu based on Nepali Singers Kuber Rai and Dhiraj Rai.

An award-winning singer makes a desperate but unsuccessful attempt to make a comeback after being in musical hibernation for seven years. Itihaas Jitneharuka Laagi portrays the changes in the Nepali music scene, as represented by Kuber Rai and Dhiraj Rai. The two singers are a study in contrasts, with their diametrically opposing personalities and attitude towards music.

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Witness – From Bullets to Ballots in two years

AlJazeera TV documentary on the story of the role of women in the Nepali revolution.

Sabina Shrestha following Bina Magar, Aastha Gurung and other Maoist women on their achievement and sacrifice.

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Life of Buddha

Collection of Documentaries on the life of Buddha.
First 5 parts documentary is made by BBC on Life of Buddha
Second documentary – Holy sites of Buddhism – Along with Buddha
Documentary – Life of Buddha

The following documentary is made by the filmmaker David Grubin and is narrated by Richard Gere. The documentary tells the story of the Buddha’s life. It is about the journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. Read the rest of this entry »

Documentary – Far Western Nepal Heritage

A documentary about Nepalese heritage.

Far Western Nepal is relatively underdeveloped and has its unique heritage. This documentary provides the glimpse of rare Nepalese heritage. Read the rest of this entry »

Documentary – Lonley Planet Nepal

Lonley Planet, a leader in publishing travel guides and documentaries has produced this nice documentary about the uniqueness of Nepal and things to do while you are in Nepal.
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Documentary – The eye of the son

Another nice documentary filmed in Nepal.
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