Taking the Camera and Power into Her Hands
Making up for our year of release, 2021, being partially in lockdown, in which film festivals moved online and reduced their selections, we were delighted to have been on the road this year. First to Sri Lanka, where we premiered the film at Barefoot Gallery in Colombo, garnering much media attention. Then to Nepal, where …
Continue reading "A year of international film festivals and screenings"
Before I Am Belmaya goes on general release on 11 October 2021 (International Day of the Girl) we've been holding private online fundraising screenings in aid of charities working in Nepal. So far we've raised an incredible £12,000 for causes in Nepal, and over a year's income for Belmaya and her daughter. Belmaya has this …
Some early, pre-release reactions to I Am Belmaya. Malvika Subba is a well known TV presenter in Nepal
It is Tihar (Diwali) festival, one of the most important events in the Hindu calendar, and today is Laxmi Puja day, when Ganesh and Laxmi are worshipped to bring success and prosperity. Ganesh is the God of wisdom, remover of obstacles, and Laxmi the Goddess of wealth. I remember very well this day in 2006, when I lived in Nepal. There was brewing …
Continue reading "Opening the door to success, on Laxmi Puja day"
CLARET & CONVERSATION PODCAST As we get nearer to the release of I Am Belmaya (14 years in gestation, 6 years in the making!), you can hear about how I met Belmaya, what led me to go and live in Nepal, and my own precious little item that will forever tie me to Nepal. Listen …
Continue reading "Podcast: Sue Carpenter on filmmaking and adoption in Nepal"
We couldn't be happier with the response from the audience at KIMFF! They cheered, they cried, they laughed, they clapped. At the Q&A afterwards, when Belmaya said she'd learnt to stand up for herself, regardless of what others thought, another great cheer went up. Take a peek here at what's in store when I Am …
After five and a half long years, I Am Belmaya is (almost*) finished! A rollercoaster labour of love, faith, blood, sweat and tears. A special preview is in the official selection for Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) 11-15 Dec. We’ll also be showing it at British Council Nepal's WOW (Women of the World) Festival Madesh, in Janakpur, 6-7 Dec, …
Captured by I Am Belmaya assistant producer Laxcha Bantawa: http://www.instagram.com/p/Bvrq4P4giIRPzKCE_GLF7MZjBUKmGOQl16U3co0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvrq4P4giIRPzKCE_GLF7MZjBUKmGOQl16U3co0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvrq4P4giIRPzKCE_GLF7MZjBUKmGOQl16U3co0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvrq4P4giIR/?igshid=1pzru0es6pvmr
Belmaya's film Educate Our Daughters has won the Short Film Competition at the UK Asian Film Festival! She's had a stunning trip to the UK, full of excitement and warm support from everyone she's met. Here she is, radiant at the Closing Gala Awards Night at Bafta.
I AM BELMAYA 