Film Show & Discussion- कमारो (A Slave)

Karnali Dialogue -10th Series Film Show & Discussion

“Kamaro” ...A Slave: A Real Stigma of Karnali, (Nepal, 2015, 23 mins)

Arun Deo Joshi, Director and Nisha Shrestha, Producer

About the Film 

“Kamaro” (bonded labor) is a form of slavery practiced in Nepal until the late 20th century. 

A traditional practice, it continued for centuries, especially in the hills and mountain regions of Nepal. The form of slavery has changed, but still practiced in different parts of Nepal, with its variations. The film “Kamaro” is story of a family, who are slaves to a landlord in Sinja valley of Karnali region, the most disadvantaged and deprived region of the country. It tells 

the story of suffering of a “Kamaro” and his family. It is a story of how the family, along with other slavery, is forced to sexual slavery. Based on a story of same title by national award winning bestseller writer Mahesh Bikram Shah, this 23’14” long movie, is shot extensively in the Sinja valley of Jumla district. This story reveals retrospective suffering of slavery bore by protagonist ‘Adane’ as a young child and an adult, where he has to face similar fate even after decades. The characters of this movie are played mostly by local actors, most of them facing the camera for the first time. The movie gives local flavor, covers local context and uses typical local language to give it a realistic value and feel. 

Director 
Arun Deo Joshi is a renowned TV personality with several years of experiences at top level of Nepalese television industries. He has been doing several documentaries and short films. A 

documentary ‘Tears of War’ directed by him was awarded Best Political Documentary 

Award at ‘New York International Independent Film Festival in 2012.’ His short Film 

‘Diyalee’ went to different film festivals worldwide. Kamaro is his third short film as a Director. He was involved as a script writer in commercially successful Nepali cinema “Nai Nabhanuu la-2.”

Time: 3pm onward [14 June 2016/ ३२ जेष्ठ ३०७३]
Venue: Martin Chautari, Thapathali
Entry: Free (limited seats)

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