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The documentary made by cinematographer and media person Bishnu Kalpit poignantly documents a story about a buffalo swept away in the 2021 Melamchi flood.
The documentary which was awarded in various other film festivals in the past including ICIMOD Mountain Film Festival has clinched an important award in the BANFF Film Festival ongoing in Alberta of Canada. The Festival that commenced on October 29 continued till November 6. The awarded documentary is about 14 minutes in length which the maker shot during his field report at Melamchi in 2021.
According to Kalpit, the video was later used as compelling material for a documentary that won an award. The documentary, which follows buffalo saver Bhimsen Majhi as he demands the Rs. 1, 00,000 that the buffalo’s owner, Homan Singh, lacks, was well received both domestically and internationally.
"The flood-affected locals in Melamchi had barred the press' vehicles from entering their locality while we were there for reporting in the aftermath of the flood. We came to learn later that he who saved the buffalo being swept away in the flood was demanding Rs 100,000 from the owner of the buffalo. The owner of that buffalo, Homan Singh Shivabhakta, was weeping being unable to pay the hefty amount. I had shot that scene but without any thought of making a documentary on this content." Said Kalpit, the maker of the 'God's Buffalo'.
“It was a matter of joy for Nepal and Nepali Film fraternity that the Nepali documentary was selected for such a coveted award in the prestigious film festival being organized for 46 years. It would also contribute to the tourism promotion of Nepal,” he added._Rss
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