Project Detail

Kumari - The Living Goddess of Nepal

Synopsis

In the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, the tradition of worshipping a prepubescent girl as a living goddess is still practised. The extraordinary lives of these girls have caused concern among Nepal's modernisers and human rights workers who argue that the practice is damaging to the girls and causing them to lose out on their childhood. This film is a portrait of three girl goddesses and the debates surrounding their lives.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 26 mins
Format: Mini DV
Director: Tassia Kobylinska
Producer: Maggie Ellis, Film London
Co-Producer: Maggie Ellis, Film London
Editor: Jonathon Whitehall
Screenwriter: Tassia Kobylinska
Director of Photography: Tassia Kobylinska
Sound: Bibi Funyal
Composer: Andrew T Mackay
Principal cast: Girls from Nepal

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Roving Eye Films

65 Richmond Road
London E8 3AA
UK

T+44 (0)20 7249 0071

info@rovingeyefilm.co.uk

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