Buwegu Maanatuna (The Spinner of Flights)

Newar/ Nepal - 2009/Mini DV/22' 20"

Language of the Film: Newar

Subtitle: English

Genre: Documentary

Technical Team

Director , Producer & Script Writer: Loonibha Tuladhar

Cinematographer: Pramod Karki

Editor: Pixel Arc Production

Actors: Naswa Joshi, Mohit Kayastha, Sundeep Shrestha

Synopsis:

The Spinner of Flights, is the story of a spindle-maker who has created thousands of spindles that launch colorful kites into the Kathmandu sky every autumn. Behind the spindles, she hides her desire for education. It takes Meera Sthapit 50 years to finally learn her first alphabets.

Director's Profile:

LoonibhaTuladhar is currently pursuing her MA in Rural Development and believes theatre can be used as a means for change in the society, besides being of importance for its aesthetic value.

She has been working on BBC Radio dramas since 2010, while also teaching theatre and taking street plays to different parts of the country. Her first film was "Samali, The Escort".