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“Chiso Ashtray”- Producer for Nepali Feature Film
Chiso Ashtray (Cold Ashtray) is a Nepali feature film Inspired by the legendary Nepali poet Bhupi Sherchan’s poem of the same name. Sherchan in his poem imagines Kathmandu as a ruthless pit that traps the residents within its four cliffs. People arrive into Kathmandu from all over Nepali villages with their hearts full of hope, and their eyes filled with dreams. But to survive in Kathmandu, they must conform to the city’s ruthless rules of modernity. In this hustle to be modern, the innocent change their values, their cultures, and their politics. Chiso Ashtray the film borrows from Sherchan’s idea of the city, and builds on it further. The film explores the true soul of Kathmandu questioning if Kathmandu is a cold ashtray or if it is actually a singing bowl?
Nepal FIlm Services co-produced this movie with Local Cinema and Kangaroo Creations. Apart from line production, our team was also responsible for the distribution of the movies in international territories. This Film won the Best Actor Award and Best Cinematographer Award in National Film Festival of Nepal. This was hugely appreciated by the film fraternity of Nepal.
