“The festival was organized to provide a platform to the issue of human rights. After receiving a good response from audiences, we are planning an international film festival in 2011,” Purnasigh Baraeli, president of the festival, said.[break]
Rakesh Gongaju, program coordinator of the festival, briefed on the festival. He said, “We are proud to have been able to screen touching films from different corners of the world.”
While Baraeli mentioned that despite the postponement of the festival and various hindrances caused by the Film Censor Board, the fiesta was able to conclude on a happy note.
Among the eight films screened in the festival in a span of six weeks, three were Nepali documentaries. They included Dhruba Basnet’s “Baru maridiyeko bhaye hunthyo”, Mohan Mainali’s “Pone’s trousers” and Kesang Tseten’s “The desert eats us”.
Also speaking on the same occasion, Dr Ganesh Gurung, member of the National Planning Commission, highlighted migratory trend in Nepal. He hailed Tseten’s effort to showcase the human rights of Nepali migrants.
Replying to a query from the audience, Tseten, said, “The film was shot in the span of 18 months. I chose the subject of migration because it is very pervasive.”
The documentary is the second in a series of three Tseten worked on documentary about migration of Nepalis to the gulf. The two others are: “In search of the Riyal” and “Saving Dolma”. The latter is set to be screened next month.
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