Khulla Aakash
Nepal
2022
8 min
Advocating for an inclusive society, a gender and sexuality activist battles with his own identity. He attempts to understand his turbulent emotions during adolescence while navigating the beliefs of his family
Original Language
Nepali
Direction
Dimpal Rajthala/ Bhawana Adhikari
Camera
Dimpal Rajthala/ Bhawana Adhikari
Editing
Dimpal Rajthala/ Bhawana Adhikari
Sound
Sudhil Dhital
Script
Dimpal Rajthala/ Bhawana Adhikari
Producer
Nawa Bijaya Prakash Shrestha/ Ashma Pokharel
About the filmmaker.
Bhawana Adhikari has a Bachelor's degree from Peoples Dental College and Hospital, where she also interned for a year. She is studies film direction at Everest Film Academy. Dimpal Rajthala recently received her Bachelor’s in Film Studies, majoring in Direction, from Oscar International College. Rajthala, 24, is inspired by her actor-producer father. She has watched him work and learned aspects of filmmaking from him since childhood. Rajthala was Assistant Director on the feature film Kausid. She was recently selected and funded to make a short film, to be shot in Mugu, by the Chalchitra Bikash Board. Rajthala aspires to inspire people with her work .