Title of film : One Night in Kathmandu
Director Name : Mohan Rai
Cast & crew :
Producer : Govinda Parajuli
Editor : Parikshhit Jha
Cast :
Synopsis : A GIRL, 26—together with a BOY, 33, who is a stranger to her-- take an injured man to a hospital when an accident take places near them one evening in Kathmandu. The girl, a failed poet, is lost and depressed. She doesn't respond to the boy's friendly gestures. She is returning to her village in the morning after years of struggle in the city. The boy, a tour guide from India, is on a trip to Kathmandu, and is also returning in the morning. They leave the hospital after the injured man's relatives arrive, and part. But they meet again unexpectedly when the girl has to leave her friend's place where she went to stay. With no place to stay, and only some hours left, they begin to wander around. And as they roam around the streets and alleys of the city, by the time morning comes, the girl realizes that she had become a different person.
Director Bio : Mohan was trained in Academy of Audio-Visual Arts and Sciences (AA-VAS) in Kathmandu, Nepal and in Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) in Noida, India. He has directed and/or written several educational and promotional videos, short films and documentaries. Mohan's documentary film 'SAKHI' was officially screened in 4th Toronto Nepali Film Festival 2013. His another documentary 'ANJALI: HOW LONG CAN SOMEONE LIVE IN OTHER'S SKIN?' was officially screened in 7th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, India, and 4th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival, Nepal in 2016. Mohan also writes on films, doing film reviews, and editing two publications on film and filmmaking. He edited a book titled "Juxtaposition" on Nepali Cinema. Lately he has edited the Nepali edition of Mark Travis book on film direction, 'Directing Feature Film', originally published by Michael Weise Production, USA. ONE NIGHT IN KATHMANDU is his first feature length film written and directed by him.
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