KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The film 'Shambhala' directed by Min Bahadur Bham has been selected for the international competition category of the Berlin Film Festival. 'Shambhala' is the first Nepali feature film to be selected in this category of the festival.
Film Shorts // April 14-20, 2021
Vanquish (R) This thriller stars Ruby Rose as a former mob drug courier who becomes the target of extortion after a retired cop (Morgan Freeman) kidnaps her daughter. Also with Patrick Muldoon, Nick Vallelonga, Ekaterina Baker, and Julie Lott. (Opens Friday)
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Jakob’s Wife (NR) The latest horror film by Travis Stevens (
Girl on the Third Floor) stars Barbara Crampton as a small-town minister’s wife who rediscovers her youth when she’s bitten by a vampire. Also with Larry Fessenden, Bonnie Aarons, Nyisha Bell, Sarah Lind, Mark Kelly, and CM Punk. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
Koimoi Recommends Axone: A Day In The Life Of North East Folks Who Seek Acceptance In A Set Up That Is Racist Towards Them
It is the first time North East India is telling its story, and you must listen. There is a lot to take from it.
Koimoi Recommends Axone: A Film About Food, Culture, Empathy & Acceptance(Pic Credit: IMDb)
Koimoi Recommends Axone: Us ignorant city dwellers have never really bothered exploring the life of migrants. North Eastern folks that have lived amid us for decades have not really found the acceptance they deserve. But to our collective shame, we treat them with an abundance of racism, and if that isn’t enough, isn’t eve-teasing them an easy target?