Name of the film BARE TREES IN THE MIST
Directed by Rajan Kathet
Duration 15 mins
Year 2019
CountryNepal
Language Nepali (English subtitles)
Special Note Kolkata premiere
PRINCIPAL CREW
Cinematographer Shishir Bishankhe
Editor Kiran Shrestha
Production Designer Pradeep Bhandari
Sound Designer Dikesh Khadgi Shahi
Sound Mixing and additional design Kishore Acharya
Background Score Pushpa Sangam
Colorist Sanjeev Ratna Shakya
Producer(s) Prajjwal SJB Rana
About the film
A young mother (Kaali) and her young son hear that a villager who returned home from abroad has brought them gifts. At first, Kaali rejects this possibility outright. But a combination of poverty, desperation and hope eventually makes her walk miles to greet him. At the onset of winter with no contact from her husband – himself somewhere in Arabia – Kaali finds herself on the brink.
About the director
Rajan is a Kathmandu-based filmmaker working in fiction and documentary film. He lived in Europe between 2014-2016, when he was earning his MA in Documentary Film Direction at DocNomads. Bare Trees in The Mist is his first film to participate in major film festivals like Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Tampere Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Encounters Film Festival, etc. He is currently working on a feature documentary, No Winter Holidays. Rajan is a Berlinale Talents Alumnus 2017 and Global Media Makers Fellow 2021/22.
