Schedule

Big Trash Small Town (00” 24’ 55) Directed by Supavit Sirisawadwattana (Thailand) DOCS @ NIFF   Butterfly on a Windowpane (1”36’00) Directed by Sujit Bidari (Nepal) Nepal Panorama   All film tickets are open to pre-booking through the Khalti mobile app starting 5th March 2023. Audiences can also get their tickets at the venues or […]

Tsu (01”27’13) Directed by Ü Inose (Japan) World Panorama   All film tickets are open to pre-booking through the Khalti mobile app starting 5th March 2023. Audiences can also get their tickets at the venues or buy them through the Khalti mobile app during the event (16-20 March 2023). More info > https://niff.org.np/tickets/

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 human being.

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 International Shorts| China A father struggles relentlessly to care for his mentally handicapped daughter.   She Wins (47 min) Directed by Zbigniew Gajzler DOCS@NIFF| Poland […]

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 Mali National Shorts| Nepal A surreal peek into a man’s conflicted psyche.   Chairs (20 min) Directed by James Hughes International Shorts| United Kingdom A […]

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 Shorts| Norway Circumstances drive two unlikely individuals to form a bond.   Lovebirds (22 min) Directed by Sara Mokhavat International Shorts| Iran A woman visits […]

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 min) Directed by Rajan Kathet, Sunir Pandey National DOCS| Nepal Explores the peculiar life and relationship of two women stationed in a snowbound empty village.

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 Ido Weisman DOCS@NIFF| Israel An encounter with a whale’s corpse evokes the dialogue between death and life.   A Poet on the Cruise (13 min) […]

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 by Maya Ivanova Vitkova-Kosev International Shorts| Bulgaria A desperate woman stuck in her past relationship finally moves on.   FÁR (5 min) Directed by Gunnur […]

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 Patricio Martínez, Francisco Cantón International Shorts| Argentina A thrilling mother-daughter relationship forces them to the point of no return.   A Letter Of Postmaster (29 […]

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 Portugal.   The Rise of the Black Dragon (23 min) Directed by Redione Stephens International Shorts| South Africa A stylized action-packed revenge drama.   Sanai […]

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.   Mannequin Dreams (13 min) Directed by Pradeep Bhandari National Shorts| Nepal A man’s strange but captivating night odyssey, triggered by a simple incident.   […]

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 BIRTHDAY (17 min) Directed by Sagar Gahatraj National Shorts| Nepal An eventful birthday of a young girl with desperation, lies, courage, and resolution.   Message […]

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? (10 min) Directed by Suraj Katuwal National Shorts| Nepal A casual hangout between two friends starts taking a curious turn.   The Gold Teeth (15 […]

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 (Gold and Water) (27 min) Directed by Anna Deluche National Shorts| Nepal A woman in a fiery love tale gradually realizes she is the one […]

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 Adhikari National DOCS| Nepal Story of a transformative journey of two individuals towards their gender identities.   Game, Interrupted (15 min) Directed by Ilayda Iseri […]

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 nature of Murcia.   The Sink (17 min) Directed by Eduardo Mattos International Shorts| Brazil A bathroom sink turns out to be more than just […]