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Kathmandu Monsoon

Year
2022
Country
Nepal
Duration
18’
Director
Ngima Gelu Sherpa
The film offers a fascinating and hypnotic ethnographic study of the filmmaker's hometown, punctuated by the evolution of the approaching storm. Providing a commentary on climate change, as well as how life must somehow go on, even as the rain pours and the streets flood, the film is not only a portrait of a place, but also of the resilience of people.​
CREW:
Director: Ngima Gelu Sherpa
Producer: Ngima Gelu Sherpa
Cinematographer: Ngima Gelu Sherpa
Sound: Tarun Madupu (design), Sangam Panta (music)
Production
Ama Dablam Pictures
Director
Ngima Gelu Sherpa

Born in the Everest region of Nepal, Ngima Gelu Sherpa is a street photographer turned independent filmmaker and educator based in Kathmandu. He has taken on multiple roles, including writer, director, producer, cinematographer and editor, for his films. They have been showcased and awarded at various festivals such as Oberhausen, DMZ Docs, New Orleans, Bengaluru, and Reykjavík, among many others.

Currently, Ngima Gelu Sherpa imparts his knowledge and expertise in film production as a lecturer at Kathmandu University. His academic journey includes the completion of an MA in fiction film direction, which he pursued as part of the Kino Eyes: The European Movie Masters programme from 2018 to 2020, with the support of an Erasmus+ scholarship. Furthermore, he is also an alumnus of Rotterdam Lab in 2023 and participated in Berlinale Talents 2023.

Selected Filmography
Home (2021)
21 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 31 — 9 
May
June 2024
On April 22, 2023, from 13:05 to 13:11 nothing happened in Irpin
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On April 22, 2023, from 13:05 to 13:11 nothing happened in Irpin
Year
2023
Country
Ukraine
Director
Ania Na
Duration
7’
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Tale of the three flames
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Tale of the three flames
Year
2023
Country
Portugal, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland
Director
Juliette Menthonnex
Duration
21’
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Walk
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Walk
Year
2023
Country
Ukraine, Georgia
Director
Daria Zhuravel
Duration
7’
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Boots on the Ground, Hands in the Soil
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Boots on the Ground, Hands in the Soil
Year
2023
Country
Ukraine, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Director
Karolina Uskakovych
Duration
15’
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Our home
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Our home
Year
2023
Country
Ukraine
Director
Anna Yutchenko
Duration
18’
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New Facades
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New Facades
Year
2023
Country
USA, Hungary
Director
Kay Hannahan
Duration
9’
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Under the Sign of Anchor
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Under the Sign of Anchor
Year
2024
Country
Ukraine
Director
Taras Spivak
Duration
28’
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Incident
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Incident
Year
2023
Country
USA
Director
Bill Morrison
Duration
30’
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Position
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Position
Year
2023
Country
Ukraine
Director
Yurii Pupirin
Duration
27’
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The Kiosk
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The Kiosk
Year
2023
Country
Poland
Director
Daniel Stopa
Duration
40’
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Images of you
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Images of you
Year
2023
Country
Sweden, Denmark
Director
Louise Hollerup
Duration
15’
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Testudo Hermanni
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Testudo Hermanni
Year
2023
Country
Austria, USA
Director
G. Anthony Svatek
Duration
7’
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Near Light
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Near Light
Year
2023
Country
Italy
Director
Niccolò Salvato
Duration
15’
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The Most Beautiful Corner in the World
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The Most Beautiful Corner in the World
Year
2023
Country
Slovakia
Director
Robo Mihály
Duration
26’
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