KALOPOTHI कालो पोथी ( The Black Hen )
Song Title : Lama Kheno
Singer : Ani Choying Drolma
Music : Jason Kunwar
Cinematography : Aziz Zhambakiyav
Editing : Kiran Shrestha
SYNOPSIS:
Year 2001, a temporary ceasefire brings much-needed break to a small war-torn village in Northern Nepal, bringing much joy among the residents. PRAKASH and KIRAN, two young close friends, are also starting to feel the change in the air. Though they are divided by caste and social creed, they remain inseparable, and start raising a hen gifted by Prakash’s sister, with hopes to save money by selling her eggs. However, the hen goes missing. To find it, they embark on a journey, innocently unaware of the tyranny brought by the fragile ceasefire.
CREW MEMBERS:
Director: Min Bahadur Bham
Screenplay: Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah
Story: Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah, Santosh Bhattarai, Kushang Rai
Producers: Anna Katchko, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, Min Bahadur Bham, Debaki Rai, Catherine Dussart, Anup Thapa
Line Producers: Hom Raj Bham, Upendra Bahadur Shahi
Director of Photography: Aziz Zhambakiyev
Music: Jason Kunwar
Singer: Ani Choying Drolma
Editors: Nimesh Shrestha, Aziz Zhambakiyev
Sound Designer: Bipin Sthapit
Production Designer: Suman Nidhi Sharma
Art Director: Menuka Rai
Costume Designers: Nanda Keshar Bham, Tara Khatri
Casting Director: Hira Bijul;i Nepali
Acting Coach: Pravin Khatiwada
Make - Up Artist: Nima Lama
Production Unit Manager: Dipesh Bhandari
Production Managers: Rajesh Prashad Khatri, Akki Thekpa
Script Analyzing Team: Anna Katchko, Kiran Pokharel, Suraj Poudel, Pawan Adhikari, Hira Bijuli Nepali, Suman Nidhi Sharma, Sujit Bidari and Tsering Choden Lama
Direction Team: Kiran Pokharel, Kiran Shrestha, Imanuel Bikram Shah
Music for Trailer and TV Ad: Sangam Panta
Sound Design/Mixing for Trailer,Song and TV Ad: Kishore Acharya
STARS: Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukra Raj Rokaya, Jit Bahadur Malla, Benisha Hamal, Khadka, Nanda Prashad Khatri, Bipin Karki and Pravin Khatiwada
AWARDS:
Venice International Film Festival Critic's Week
Winner - Best Film
34th International Film Festival of Uruguay
Winner - Special Mention
FESTIVALS OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Venice International Film Festival Critic's Week, Italy - 2015
Rec Festival, Germany - 2015
20th Busan International Film Festival, Korea - 2015
30th Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland - 2015
Molodist International Film Festival, Ukraine - 2015
Venice in Naples. The Extended Cinema, Italy - 2015
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden - 2015
Films in the Arava Desert, Israel - 2015
Goa Film Festival, India - 2015
Tokyo Filmex, Japan - 2015
Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore - 2015
20th Kerala International Film Festival, India - 2015
Chennai International Film Festival, India - 2016
"Spirit of fire" IDFF, Russia - 2016
Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland - 2016
Febiofest, Czech Republic - 2016
Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2016
International Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay - 2016
Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey - 2016
Seattle International Film Festival, USA - 2016
56th Zlin International Film Festival, Czech Republic - 2016
Film Fest Munchen, Germany - 2016
Taipei Film Festival, Taiwan - 2016
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Shooney Films (NEPAL), Tandem Production (GERMANY), Mila Productions (NEPAL), CDP (FRANCE) and Kaldhungi Films (NEPAL)
