What are stories? are they just a fraction of imagination or way of life. Crossing all the borders of language, culture, religion and faith stories have evolved all across and in many forms. Stories are told, shared, shown, acted in many forms and what could be more popular than cinema.
Eka deshma is probably what every Nepali have heard in there lifetime and every story begins with Once upon a time. Here we present you with a unique set of event, which indulges in appreciating, critiquing, screening and interacting with the future of Nepali cinema, those aspirant learners to be film professionals in the country.
The festival looks forward to celebrating a new age film making, fresh faces and real stories. Film making has taken a step down from an art limited to a privileged few. With the transformation of film reels to memory cards, the possibilities to portray moving images on screen have increased a hundred fold. This new age filmmaker is bold, has a vision and dares to take its story beyond pre-defined notions and cliché’ thought process. Remains undeterred by financial constraints and thrives in to the action of transforming story to a reality in a form of cinema. This person is you and me.
Experience the magic of short stories on big screen, where stories are told, seen and felt. Stories that have broken many barriers and have brought a new dimension in the art of film making.
Every story begins with Eka desh ma.
Bhanne lai phool ko mala| A flower garland to the one who narrates
Sunne lai soon ko | A golden garland to the one who listens