I Am Belmaya

I Am Belmaya A documentary feature set in Nepal about Belmaya's transformational journey as she takes the camera and power into her hands to tell her story

I Am Belmaya synopsis: a feature documentary spanning 14 years, about an uneducated Dalit woman in Nepal, who takes up the camera to tell her story. Dominated by her husband, her family and society, Belmaya is desperate for independence. Living in a small, dark room with her abusive husband and their baby daughter, Belmaya at 21, has given up hope of finding happiness. Rewind to 2006, when Belmaya, then a feisty teenager living in a girls’ home in Pokhara, participated in a photo project. Impassioned and inspired, she was eager to change her discriminatory world through photography. But that window closed when the home locked away her camera. Now she gets a second chance, this time to train in documentary filmmaking. But are her resentful husband and conservative community ready for this? An inspirational and moving tale of rebellion, courage and hope, shot over five years, as Belmaya battles to takes charge of her story.

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