Schedule

Ani Choying Drolma: Mission Impossible (96 min) Directed by Jennifer Lin, Shan Bai DOCS@NIFF| Hong Kong SAR (China) Showcases Ani’s evolution as a nun, musician, advocate, and primarily as a […]

Remembering Every Night (106 min) Directed by Yui KIYOHARA World Panorama| Japan Three women of different generations cross paths as they excavate the memories of their past.

DESAN (The Epidemic) (128 min) Directed by Kamal Ekchai Magar Nepal Panorama| Nepal A social drama featuring love, trust, betrayal, and revenge.

Story Tells Itself (17 min) Directed by Sunil Pandey National Shorts| Nepal A study of conflict of perceptions and its consequences.   Scorching Summer (29 min) Directed by An Jun […]

A Quest (5 min) Directed by Asoq Pathak National Shorts| Nepal A mysterious journey of search, love, and discovery.   Anta Barta (The Final Conversation) (12 min) Directed by Prashanna […]

Wild Swans (95 min) Directed by Rajni Basumatary World Panorama| India The story explores the lives of women recovering from decades of armed conflict.

Adieu Gaston (15 min) Directed by Victor Guilbaud International Shorts| France A stylized comedy revolving around a hitman on a bicycle.   TITS (11 min) Directed by Eivind Landsvik International […]

Yet Another Winter (22 min) Directed by Kiran Shrestha National Shorts| Nepal Story of a desperate mother relentlessly searching for ways to heal her child.   No Winter Holidays (78 […]

Interbellum (14 min) Directed by Milan Lohani National Shorts| Nepal This short recollects the distress of civil war on ordinary families.   Requiem for a Whale (15 min) Directed by […]

KOLI ESRU (CHICKEN CURRY) (90 min) Directed by Champa Shetty World Panorama| India A mother goes through hardships to serve her daughter the taste of chicken curry.

Lazarus Path (90 min) Directed by Ivan Jovic World Panorama| Serbia A street artist confronted with bureaucratic processes, is led to reflect on his life.

Pakheta (113 min) Directed by Sanol Das Nepal Panorama| Nepal Reflects the chaos, struggle, sacrifice, burden, and pain of an aspiring filmmaker.

Ladakh 470 (38 min) Directed by Shivam Singh Rajput DOCS@NIFF| India A runner pushes the limits of human endurance to complete a dare-devil high-altitude run.   LYUBIMA (27 min) Directed […]

Call of the Karakoram (23 min) Directed by Sébastien Carniato International Shorts| France The story of courage and determination turns life-threatening.   NADA DE TODO ESTO (17 min) Directed by […]

Guras (113 min) Directed by Saurav Rai World Panorama| Nepal Multiple incidents bring instability into the life of a 9-year-old in a small mountain village.

Cherry Juice (88 min) Directed by Mersiha Husagic World Panorama| Germany Two artists cross paths and end up sharing an indelible New Year’s Eve.

On A Quest: with Jaswant (Portugal's Lisbon) (26 min) Directed by Jaswant Dev Shrestha DOCS@NIFF| United States A filmmaker’s quest to explore the culture, history, architecture, and overall beauty of […]

In Plain Sight (30 min) Directed by Ruvin De Silva DOCS @ NIFF| Sri Lanka An investigative look at the existence of mass graves and their disappearances in Sri Lanka. […]

Peafowl (114 min) Directed by Sungbin BYUN World Panorama| South Korea A transgender’s return to her hostile hometown turns surprisingly metamorphic.

Buelwa - An Offering (90 min) Directed by Charmi Nemchand Chheda World Panorama| Bhutan A monk and several urban youths provoke transformative changes in each other.

ALIGNED|Between The Sea and The Sky (34 min) Directed by Sandra Lahnsteiner-Wagner DOCS @ NIFF| Austria A visually and emotionally charged piece of awe-inspiring ski touring adventure.   NARIA’S 20th […]

LOVE LIGHTS (67 min) Directed by Acácio de Almeida, Marie Carré DOCS@NIFF| Portugal A filmmaker’s quest of intimately exploring the transcending mystery of light.   Can I hold your hand? […]

Ek bhagavad Ek gita (100 min) Directed by Jharana Thapa Nepal Panorama| Nepal Story of systematic injustice and abomination towards the trans community.

The Trekker, the Wolf and the Monkey King (94 min) Directed by Zhi Zhao World Panorama| China A renowned hiker finally reconciles with himself, his past relations and experiences.

Chhaupadi - Dying In Illegal Menstrual Huts (30 min) Directed by Hemant Bhattarai National DOCS| Nepal Showcases the roots and beliefs that perpetuate the Chhaupadi practice.   Sun Ra Pani […]

Joy Bangla (21 min) Directed by Shaila Rahman Tithi International Shorts| Bangladesh A political thriller revolving around a deceitful village leader.   YATRA (22 min) Directed by LSM, Sahayog Raj […]

Bhagwan Bharose (94 min) Directed by Shiladitya Bora World Panorama| India Two children struggle with conflicting and complex ideas of faith and religion.

Moonlight Warrior (110 min) Directed by Ying HONG World Panorama| China Time doesn’t heal a boy’s painful unrequited love for his pretty nurse.

The Nature of the Region of Murcia (24 min) Directed by José Francisco Calvo Sendín DOCS @ NIFF | Spain An elegant and affectionate elucidation of the richness of the […]

Luto (110 min) Directed by Andres Arochi Tinajero World Panorama| Mexico & Ireland A man mourning his lost partner finds solace in strangers' grieving customs.

Durian Trees (25 min) Directed by Cheun Shi Chin International Shorts| Taiwan/China An old man’s struggle against the establishment.   Age of Learning (25 min) Directed by Shuvangi Khadka National […]