HUES

Language: Nepali
Country: Nepal
Genre: Drama
Length:11 Minutes 
Year: 2024 
Director: Prakriti Sharma
Writer: Prakriti Sharma
Writer/Mentor: Sahara Sharma
Producer: Abhimanyu Dixit
Production Company: Gauthali Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu University

Synopsis: 
Rang/Hues is a queer story about a woman that relearns to live in her colours.

Cast: 
AAGYA- Riyanka Neupane
MAMU- Basudha Dixit
AUNTY- Shobha KC
COUSIN- Shova Karki

Premiere Status: Awaiting World Premiere

Director: 
Prakriti Sharma (they/them) is a student from Kathmandu, Nepal, currently pursuing an undergraduate degree at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. They recently collaborated with the Department of Languages and Mass Communications to create a short film as part of the Crafting Cinema Workshop. Prior to this, Prakriti assisted Icelandic artist Brandur Karlsson in organizing art events in Nepal. They have also worked as a journalist at The Himalayan Times, one of Nepal’s leading national English daily newspapers. Prakriti is deeply committed to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and they are passionate about reading and writing on topics related to gender equality and social inclusion. In their free time, Prakriti enjoys sketching, painting, reading, writing poems, watching historical documentaries, researching a wide range of topics, and exploring various cultures.

Director’s Intention
This story draws profound inspiration from the diverse experiences of queer individuals from around the globe, particularly focusing on the common thread of diaspora that often weaves through these narratives. It delves into the complexities of identity, belonging, and self-expression as they intersect with the challenges of being queer in different cultural contexts.

Through the characters and settings, the story highlights the resilience, creativity, and courage required to embrace one’s true colors, even in the face of societal pressures or alienation from both, home and new environments.

At its core, the story is a celebration of living authentically. It seeks to reassure readers that embracing one’s identity, no matter how complex or multifaceted, is not only righteous but also necessary for personal liberation and communal strength.

About Crafting Cinemas
Crafting Cinemas is a Kathmandu University Workshop program that Gauthali collaborated with. As part of the campaign, Gauthali enables women sharing personal stories through the medium of cinema. In stories we tell the participants work to make their fiction films with Mentors from script to the final product.