Ashmina
Runtime: 15 min
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Dekel Berenson
Cast: Dikshya Karki, Prakat Pageni, Sadhana Bhandari, Fabian Gleeson
Year: 2019
Synopsis
Nestled between a beautiful lake and the Himalayas, Ashmina, 13, lives with her family at the outskirts of Pokhara Nepal, paragliding capital of the world. The remote and traditional town is also a busy tourist destination where the locals are profoundly affected by the swarms of tourists who visit it daily. Forced to skip school, Ashmina helps her family make ends meet by working at the landing field, packing the parachutes of foreign pilots in return for small change.
Festival screening
Season: 2020
Section: Short
Premiere: Czech