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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

Categories

Fiction Documentary

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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