Junko
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2021
Minsho Limbu / Nepal / 2021 / 15 min / Colour / DCP2K / In Nepali / English subtitles
Themes: Drama
Rated: 
Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 15. Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or over.
Description
A newlywed girl is left to live with her mother when her husband leaves to find work in India. He gives her a mobile phone as he departs, and this is to be the sole method of communication between the couple. She waits patiently for her husband to call, but it is in vain. As days pass, longingness turns to loneliness, then resignation to resolve. The girl and her mother ultimately find solace in each other in this affecting film about solitude, abandonment, and self-actualization.
Director
Minsho Limbu
Minsho Limbu is an independent filmmaker based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He graduated in screenwriting and direction from Everest Film Academy, and 'Junko' is his debut short film. It was selected to have its world premiere at the 44th Drama International Short Film Festival. Currently, he is working as the Unit Production Manager of Nabin Subba's Nepali Independent feature film 'A Road to the Village'.
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Minsho Limbu
- Producer
- Prem Prasad Adhikary, Minsho Limbu
- Cinematographer
- Niraj Bhusal
- Editor
- Pasang Dawa Sherpa
- Music
- Shardool Shrestha
- Cast
- Garima Singh, Sarita Giri