Kiran Krishna Shrestha’s BHEDAKO OON JASTO . . . IN SEARCH OF A SONG is part of first Himalaya Film Festival in New York City
Quad Cinema
34 West 13th St.
October 22-28
212-255-2243
www.quadcinema.com
www.himalayafilmfestival.us
Celebrating the natural beauty and history of its region, the Himalaya Film Festival has brought its self-described “visual feast” to the Netherland, Japan, and Estonia and makes its North American debut this week at the Quad. At 12:30 on Friday afternoon, Bhutan-based Tibetan artist Tashi Norbu will kick off the festival by painting a Buddha and chanting as part of the Himalayan Spirit Expo. The festival includes more than two dozen shorts, features, and documentaries, including PEOPLE OF DARKNESS (Dorji Wangchuk), JOURNEY OF A RED FRIDGE (Lucian Muntean & Natasa Stankovic), CHILDREN OF GOD (Yi Seung-jun), HOLY MEN AND FOOLS (Michael Yorke), and A ROUGH CUT ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LACHUMAN MAGAR (Dinesh Deokota), offering adventurous filmgoers “the chance to experience the Himalayan region, to travel beyond the image of the region as it is presented in regular movies, and meet the intriguing diversity and uniqueness of the Himalayas.”