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Lori received a special mention at the Cannes Film Festival 2022

by wowmagazine

The film, ‘Lori: Melancholy of My Mother’s Lullabies, directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, is the first Nepali film to be officially screened and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.

From a total of 3,507 short films, Abinash’s film was chosen as one of nine for the Short Film Palme D’or category at this year’s festival. The film was against films from China, South Korea, Costa Rica, the United States, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, and Lithuania.

‘Lori: Melancholy of My Mother’s Lullabies’ is about a mother-daughter connection, which digs into the harsh realities of patriarchy in Nepal’s Southeast. ‘Lori,’ received a special mention from the jury at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.

The 14 minutes long short film, Lori has made two histories by being the first Nepali film to be officially screened at Cannes and by winning an award in the main competition category.

The film’s script and dialogue are written by Abinash himself and cinematography is done by Uajal Kumar Bastakoti. It is co-produced by “Underground Talkies Nepal” and Hong Kong’s “PETRA Films”.

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