Belmaya Nepali (Nepali: बेलमाया नेपाली) is a filmmaker from Nepal. She has made several award-winning documentaries depicting the life of women in Nepal especially of those from Dalit community.[1][2]
Belmaya Nepali | |
|---|---|
बेलमाया नेपाली | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, photographer |
| Notable work | Educate Our Daughters I Am Belmaya |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | UK Asian Film Festival (2019) |
Biography edit
Nepali was born in Lahachowk in Pokhara. She is the youngest of six siblings. She lost her parents at the age of nine. She got married in 2011.[3] Initially she started as a photographer after getting a short training. Her first work was published in 2007 in a book called My World, My Views.[4]
Works edit
- I am Belmaya is a documentary based on her own life which is co-directed by Sue Carpenter [5][6]
- Educate Our Daughters is a documentary raising the issues of female education in Nepal.
- Rowing Against the Flow is a documentary about boat women in Pokhara's Phewa lake.
- Stronger is a documentary dealing with the Nepali women.
Awards edit
- Winner of Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Nov 2018, Canadian Premiere) for Educate Our Daughters
- Winner of UK Asian Film Festival (Mar–Apr 2019, European Premiere) for Educate Our Daughters
References edit
- ^ "About Time You Met: Belmaya Nepali, Filmmaker". About Time Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Carpenter, Sue. "I Am Belmaya". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Adhikari, Rojita (2021-10-15). "'The heaven of film-making': how a Dalit orphan got to tell her own story". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Reclaiming her voice through filmmaking". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Le, Phuong (2021-10-16). "I Am Belmaya review – uplifting story of a Nepali woman following her film-making dream". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "I Am Belmaya: The inspiring story of a Nepali woman who transformed her life through filmmaking". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 2021-10-27.