Underplayed Gems

Children of the Snow Land (2018)

Children of the Snow Land poster
Directed by
Zara Balfour, Marcus Stephenson
Genre
documentary film
Country
Nepal
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows Nepalese children who must leave their remote mountain families to attend school far away. It shows their struggles and growth as they pursue education.

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What happens

Children of the Snow Land is a 2019 Nepalese English feature documentary film written and directed by Zara Balfour, and Marcus Stephenson. The film is produced by Zara Balfour and Marcus Stephenson, and Executive Produced by Christopher Hird. The documentary stars Nima Gurung, Sangpo Lama, Tsering Deki Lama, and Jeewan Mahatara in the lead roles. The documentary is about education in Nepal. The film premiered at the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF). It was released in UK cinemas with over 60 screenings nationwide, was shown on TV channels worldwide including Arte, BBC, Nippon and more, it won the BIFA Raindance Discovery Award, and 25 awards at film festivals worldwide, including Best Documentary at the Victoria Film Festival and London Independent Film Festival. It is available to stream on Curzon Home Cinema. Produced by Picture on the Wall Productions and Mayfly TV, Distributed by Dartmouth Films, Sales agent Taskovski Films. This film was the catalyst for director Zara Balfour to start an NGO, Snowland Journeys, to support the Nepalese children and communities featured in the film, which has Dame Joanna Lumley as patron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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