In a remote Nepalese village, a Mortuary Freezer becomes a bizarre focal point of the residents' lives, unravelling their hopes, fears, and absurdities.
Suraj Paudel is a prominent writer, director, and editor from Nepal. Suraj Paudel’s editing work on the short film Lori (2022) earned it a Special Mention of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. He contributed to the TV Series Singha Durbar (2016) as a screenwriter. He also directed several short films including One Mole of Water and AAMA. Suraj Paudel completed his bachelor’s in film studies from Oscar International College, Nepal, and currently, imparts his expertise as a film educator in the same college. His upcoming directorial feature, Where the River Runs South, has already gained recognition, being selected in the Global Media Makers LA residency in 2023 and receiving support from ACF’s Script Development Fund in 2023. The film was also selected for the Asian Project Market (APM) in 2023.
Anup Poudel is a producer based in Kathmandu who believes in producing films and raising voices on democracy, global warming, and minor and marginalized communities. A graduate of Oscar College of Film Studies in Kathmandu, Anup has graduated in a film-producing course from Busan Asian Film School, South Korea and attended different project markets and film residencies to name a few: Asian Project Market, Holland Film Meeting, La Fabrique Cinema, Nantes Produire au Sud Workshop, Filmbazaar Coproduction Market, Global Media Makers, Pop up Film Residency etc. His short films as a Producer have been selected at festivals like Cannes, Venice, Busan, Winterthur, Locarno, Montreal, Uppsala, Galway and many more. He was also awarded by the then US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for his short film. He has recently completed three short films and a feature, which are in the process of being submitted to various film festivals