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female filmmaker
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Sahara Sharma is a Nepalese filmmaker.
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Early life and education
Sahara Sharma was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal in the late 1980s.[1] She pursued her higher education in India, where she graduated with a Master of Science in Communication from Bangalore University.[1][2]
Career
Sahara Sharma is an independent filmmaker from Nepal who is currently based in New York. She is the founder of Gauthali Entertainment, which is a woman-owned production company that emphasizes on feminist cinema and film education. Sharma's work usually focus on issues such as social issues, migration, and women living in contemporary Nepal.[2][3] [4]
Her debut feature film, Indreni Khojdai Jada (Chasing Rainbows), focuses on the struggles of three siblings migrating to Kathmandu, discussing sexuality and depression among Nepalese youth.[5] In 2013, the film opened the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF).[1][6]It received the Critics' Award also referred as the Jury Prize at Toronto Nepali Film Festival (2014).[5]
Sharma is the first Nepali female filmmaker to receive Hubert Bals Fund grant for her film project Ek Mutthi Badal( My Share of Sky).[7] The project received international recognition at the NFDC Film Bazaar, where it won the Rotterdam Lab Award.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Untitled short film | Director | Shortlisted for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation[9] |
| 2013 | Indreni Khojdai jada (Chasing Rainbows) | Director, writer | Feature length TV film; Opening film at KIMFF |
| 2017-18 | Gauthali ka kathaharu | Producer, director | Television anthology series[10] |
| 2018-19 | Maya Bhanne Cheez Eatai Ho | Producer, director | Television coming-of-age drama[11] |
| 2026 | Ek Mutthi Badal (My Share of Sky) | Director, writer | Upcoming feature; Theatrical release scheduled for May 15, 2026[12] |
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