• Song of Clouds

    Directed by Ankit Poudel
    Nepal | 15 minutes |

A haunting visual fever dream. Simultaneously, a meditation on the afterlife; the journey to the other-world and what gets left behind among the living; and the pain and yearning of return.

In competition for Best International Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Ankit Poudel
Producers: Sajina GC, Anil Poudel, Ankit Poudel
Screenwriter: Ankit Poudel
Cinematographers: Ankit Poudel
Editor: Sandeep Shrestha
Music: Kishore Acharya
Cast: Dhan Maya Gurung, Prem Tamang, Sudarshan Gurung, Namita Ghising, Rabin Gurung
Country: Nepal
Language: In Nepali with English subtitles.
Year: 2019
Running Time: 15 minutes
Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11563146/

director biography

Ankit Poudel is a Nepali filmmaker based in Milwaukee, WI. His film "Gya", where he collaborated as a cinematographer, won Best Cinematography Award at Indie Cyprus International Short Film Festival, 2018. He was awarded the Infinite Scholarship 2017 by Infinite Studios, Singapore. He has worked as a cinematographer in more than 20 different projects and feature films. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Film at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “Song of Clouds” is his first film as a Director, Cinematographer, Writer, and Producer.

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