Title of the film The Mirage
Originally Titled Mrigatrishna
Directed by Santosh Dahal
Language Nepali (English subtitles)
Country Nepal
Year 2022
Duration 27 mins
Special Note Indian Premiere
PRINCIPAL CREW
WRITING Santosh Dahal
CINEMATOGRAPHY Ankit Poudel
EDITING Animesh Sapkota
MUSIC Dhan Bahadur Gurung
SOUND DESIGN Shrawal Raj Pandey, Dikesh Shahi Khadgi
PRINCIPAL CAST Prasanga Dahal, Sita Thapa, Lokendra Lekhak, Kristina Thapa, Prabesh Kunwar
About the Film
Set in Nepali village The Mirage is a poetic, meditative journey of Manish who embarks to his uncle’s house with his mother at the time of civil war. Through this journey, he discovers a beggar who changes his religion for liberation, a rebellion fighting for emancipation from capitalism and his uncle who wants freedom from a rebellion group. In this ecological narrative he discovers three different life heading in a different way to achieve the common value of liberation that seems like mirage.
About the Director
Santosh Dahal is an independent filmmaker from Nepal. He graduated in screenwriting and film direction from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and his graduation film, 'The Pledge' (2016), was screened at various film festivals, including the Singapore International Film Festival. His upcoming short film, 'New Moon Rain,' is currently in post-production. He is one of the founding members of Bikalpa Cinema Society and has also worked as an instructor for scriptwriting at Everest Film Academy, Nepal. Currently, he is developing his debut feature film project, 'The Flowers of Wild Sugarcane,' selected at Busan Asian Film School in 2022.
