Min Bahadur Bham

Nepalese filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham (born 1984) holds masters degrees in Buddhist philosophy and political science and is pursuing a PhD in anthropology. His short film, Bansulli (2012), Nepal’s first entry at the Venice Film Festival, was followed by his debut feature The Black Hen (2015), which became Nepal’s official Oscar entry. His second feature, Shambhala, made history as Nepal’s first film in the Berlinale Competition section.

Il regista nepalese Min Bahadur Bham, nato nel 1984, ha due master, uno in filosofia buddista e uno in scienze politiche, e sta svolgendo un dottorato in antropologia. Al suo cortometraggio Bansulli (2012), primo film nepalese mai approdato alla Mostra del cinema di Venezia, ha fatto seguito con il lungometraggio d’esordio Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen, 2015), film candidato dal Nepal agli Oscar. La sua opera seconda, Shambhala, ha segnato un altro traguardo per il cinema nepalese entrando in concorso a Berlino.