Legacy

Nepal

2022

13 min

Rinzin Dolma, a Buddhist nun, tells us about her history: her life and beliefs, and how she came to be a nun. But her future is not more complicated. As she ages and her health is not what it once was, she starts to think about who will look after her. Her belief is shaken when she considers the challenges of finding someone to come to such an isolated place to look after her in the 21st century. How will Rinzin Dolma’s fears and hopes be reconciled?

Original Language

Gyalsumdo

Direction

Norbu Punel

Camera

Bipin Kulung Rai/ Gurkesh/ Sadin Tamang

Editing

Dheeraj Adhikari

Sound

Dheeraj Adhikari

Script

Norbu Punel

Producer

Toni Hagen Foundation, Switzerland/ kimff

About the filmmaker.

Norbu Punel is originally from Manang and now lives in Kathmandu, where he is studying filmmaking with a specialization in film direction and scriptwriting. Norbu Punel is a Buddhist and also speaks Tibetan, in addition to his mother tongue, the Gyalsumdo language.

Norbu Punel