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The Notebook

Bidya; who is very good at studying, lacks a notebook, due to which she gets order from the teacher not to attend class without a notebook. During her struggle at home to get some money to buy the notebook, no one gives importance to her words. Finally, when she catches the cheating done by the milkman in the calculation of price of milk sold to him, which results in protecting thousands of rupees, her education gets importance.

  • Sarita Sah
    Director
    Phaguniya
  • Anil Kurmie
    Writer
    Pachhuwa, Paalo
  • Aasaman Nepal
    Producer
  • Sadhana Aalok
    Key Cast
    "Bidya"
  • Sarita Sah
    Key Cast
    "Teacher"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Nepal
  • Country of Filming:
    Nepal
  • Shooting Format:
    35 mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SWIFF 2023

    United States
    June 20, 2023
    Finalist
  • Nepal Cultural International Film Festival

    Nepal
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Aasaman Nepal
    Distributor
Director Biography - Sarita Sah

SARITA SAH is a story teller, who has been working as an actor, writer and director in films & theatre since a decade. She is more passionate to tell the stories of her community, which has not been told before to change to perspective the world towards it. She believes that story is one of the most powerful tools to bring change in the world. She has earned remarkable appreciation from her short films like ‘Phaguniya’ and ‘The Notebook’, which has been screened and showcased in different national and international film festivals.

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Director Statement

I have seen the worst situation of education in government schools. And in many cases, just because of the ignorance of the guardians of the children, the children are deprived of the education. I wanted to tell stories on this topic and finally I got to make this beautiful film.