Experiencing Interruptions?

Mokshyam

Having to attend a ritual, a businessman struggles to fix a deal for his startup, thus ignoring his religious wife, and their daughter, eventually leading them to leave heartbroken, after he aggressively rages at them. Meanwhile, a mysterious ascetic stalks them everywhere. When the businessman receives a shocking news, an astonishing connection between him and the ascetic is revealed.

  • Nibhaya Nakarmi
    Writer
  • Nibhaya Nakarmi
    Director
  • Nibhaya Nakarmi
    Producer
  • Prabhat Gurung
    Producer
  • Binod Singh Thapa
    Producer
  • Keshav Bhandari
    Key Cast
    "Dai (Big Brother)"
  • Yubina Bhattarai
    Key Cast
    "Bhauju (Sister in law)"
  • Niva Nakarmi
    Key Cast
    "Bunu"
  • Nibhaya Nakarmi
    Key Cast
    "Gopal"
  • Nyeem Greenwood
    Assitant Director
  • Surendra Joshi
    Assitant Director
  • Mihir Pyakuryal
    Assitant Director
  • Prabhat Gurung
    Director of Photography
  • Lil Bahadur Khatri
    Sound
  • Nitesh Sharma Khatiwada
    Assistant Camera Operator
  • Swoyam Manandhar
    Gaffer
  • Yubina Bhattarai
    Make Up
  • Nibhaya Nakarmi
    Editor
  • Joseph Shawyer
    Color
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Genres:
    Psychological, Drama, Suspense
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 8, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Nepal
  • Language:
    Nepali
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - City College of New York
  • CityVisions 2024
    New York City
    United States
    May 29, 2024
    SVA Theatre
    National Board of Review Shortlist
Director Biography - Nibhaya Nakarmi

As a Nepali fellow aspiring to be an artist in the USA, I knew I had to bring something unique and tasteful to firm my ground here. As a Bachelor’s novice, I have definitely struggled throughout to survive and achieve experience that I now possess after completing my Master’s. Yet, one gift that has always helped me to stand out from the crowd is my culture. Through cinema, I want to present the Nepali authenticity and style in such a compelling manner that the audience would feel refreshed, awakened after feeling saturated with the cinematic content they see everyday.

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Growing up in the city of temples, Kathmandu, I also matured, experiencing various traditions as
well as learning many aspects of Hinduism. What even captivated me is the concept of
Moksha(liberation) and the idea of disregard towards materialistic dimension and venturing into
the spiritual mind.
Meanwhile, I also grew up with a heavy interest towards Cinema. Its qualities of expression and
entertainment invoked me in such a way that I too dreamed of and soon later worked to be a
filmmaker. I desired to make an enthralling cinematic piece that would charmingly engage the
audience, while taking them through diverse emotional rides. Likewise, I also like to employ and
mix various genres or its elements as I believe this would make a spiceful story which would
further employ those diverse emotions.
Eventually, I had an idea of mixing these two loves of mine and so I decided to make a movie
based on Hindu concept of moksha. I wanted to mix the concept with the contrasting element of
Family, and Business, which also deals with the psychological element of trauma. Moreover, as I
fancy driving the audience’s emotions, I wanted to use strong cinematic techniques such as plot
twists that would trick and confuse them yet make them feel something by the end of the movie.