2020 ShortFest Archive
Nepal is facing a generational change. Two daughters of a Tamang family are preparing to study abroad. Their hopes for a better life are high, but the price is immeasurable. They have to leave behind what is the Tamang people's greatest good: their family.
WINNER: Best Student Documentary Short
WINNER: Best Student Documentary Short
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Ronja Hemm grew up in Bamberg and studied time-based media at University of Applied Sciences in Mainz. During her studies she devoted herself mainly to documentary formats. The documentary film For Your Sake is her graduation film. FILMOGRAPHY 2019 FOR YOUR SAKE (37:55 min, documentary, graduation project) 2019 BROCKI (16 min, documentary, short) 2018 BRANDSTIFTEN (5min, documentary, short) 2018 OHNE WORTE (30 min, documentary, short) 2018 CORPUS (2 min, experimental) 2018 SCHÄUFERLA & AYRAN (7min, fiction, short)
A word from director Ronja Hemm
"These strong and so different Tamang women have let me dive into their world, into their joys and their fears. I consider this a great gift."