Directing
Asmita Shrish
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Directing
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Asmita is a Nepali filmmaker working in fiction and documentary. Her short documentary Auntie Ganga a portrait of an elderly Gurkha couple living in Britain has played in 15 festivals around the world including in Britain and Nepal. It was selected by the British Council to play on National Old Age Day, and won an award from Human Rights Watch Film festival in London. After Auntie Ganga, Asmita was commissioned by BFI and The Arts Council of England to make a follow-up project, Little Nepal, following retired Gurkha soldiers in Britain. She also produced the short documentary Kaloo School (2013) exploring the challenges of education in the mountains of Afghanistan. The film was premiered at …
Known for
NRWith his elderly grandfather, seven year old Chandra walks through earthquake-hit Kathmandu to visit his mother and newborn sibling in hospital.
Chandra
2015
Auntie Ganga discovers day-to-day lives of old women through auntie Ganga about their struggle to blend in with the society in spite of cultural and language barriers.
Auntie Ganga
2014
NRA woman of great courage, humour and dignity rebuilds her life high in the mountains after an earthquake of terrible power devastated Nepal's Langtang Valley.
Gyalmu's House
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Behind the camera
NRWith his elderly grandfather, seven year old Chandra walks through earthquake-hit Kathmandu to visit his mother and newborn sibling in hospital.
Chandra
2015
Auntie Ganga discovers day-to-day lives of old women through auntie Ganga about their struggle to blend in with the society in spite of cultural and language barriers.
Auntie Ganga
2014
NRA woman of great courage, humour and dignity rebuilds her life high in the mountains after an earthquake of terrible power devastated Nepal's Langtang Valley.
Gyalmu's House
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