{"id":3500,"date":"2025-11-23T07:49:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T07:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhriff.hrfilms.org\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2025-11-23T07:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T07:49:24","slug":"official-selection-13th-nhriff-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sb.yakspirit.com\/filmfestival\/blog\/2025\/11\/23\/official-selection-13th-nhriff-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL SELECTION-2025 (13TH NHRIFF)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INTERNATIONAL SHORT-DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Beneath Where The River Flows<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length – 16 minutes<\/div>\n
Country \u2013 Iraq<\/div>\n
Year – 2025<\/div>\n
Director – Ali Yayha<\/div>\n
Producer – Jafar Sadik<\/div>\n

\nWith Grace<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length – 29 minutes 34 seconds<\/div>\n
Country \u2013 Kenya<\/div>\n
Norway Year – 2024<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Dina Mwende, Julia Dahr<\/div>\n
Producer – <\/strong>Arne Dahr, Julia Dahr, Johanne Kristensen Sandvik, Natalya Sarch\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
L\u2019mina<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length \u2013 26 minutes<\/div>\n
Country – France, Morocco, Italy, Qatar<\/div>\n
Year \u2013 2025<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Randa Maroufi<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Randa Maroufi<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Citizen – Inmate<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 14 minutes 34 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Iran<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Hesam Eslami<\/div>\n
Producer- Hesam Eslami<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
In Retrospect<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 14 minutes 54 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Germany, Ukraine<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Mila Zhlutenko<\/div>\n
Producer- Mila Zhlutenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Al Basateen<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 24 minutes 41 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- France<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Antoine Chapon<\/div>\n
Producer- Julien Graff<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Within the Sun<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 28 minutes 28 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Iran<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Sepideh Jamshidi Nejad<\/div>\n
Producer- Ali Jamshidi Nejad, Sepideh Jamshidi Nejad<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Afoyo Carlo<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 30 minutes<\/div>\n
Country- Italy<\/div>\n
Year- 2024<\/div>\n
Director- Andrea Morghen<\/div>\n
Producer- Andrea Morghen<\/div>\n

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INTERNATIONAL SHORT-FICTION<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nyingma\u2026 Through Her Eyes<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length – 19 minutes 52 seconds<\/div>\n
Country – India<\/div>\n
Year – 2025<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Liton Paul<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Liton Paul, Sushmita Paul\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
My Endless Eclipse<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length – 14 minutes 24 seconds<\/div>\n
Country \u2013 Canada, Iran, Islamic Republic of<\/div>\n
Year \u2013 2024<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Bijan Aarabi<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Bijan Aarabi<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Don\u2019t be late, Myra<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length \u2013 14 minutes 58 seconds<\/div>\n
Country – Pakistan<\/div>\n
Year – 2024<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Afia Serena Nathaniel<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Afia Serena Nathaniel, Nouman Waheed\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Old World<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 8 minutes 20 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Philippines<\/div>\n
Year- 2024<\/div>\n
Director- Roland Cartagena<\/div>\n
Producer- Najeel Arya Barrios<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Beautiful Men<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 14 minutes 54 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Belgium, France, Netherlands<\/div>\n
Year- 2023\/24<\/div>\n
Director- Nicolas Keppens<\/div>\n
Producer- Pierre Baussaron<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
NVHAI (LILI)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 14 minutes<\/div>\n
Country- China<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Zhaoguang LUO, Shuhan LIAO<\/div>\n
Producer- Huang Yingting, Hang Lu<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
I\u2019m Glad You\u2019re Dead Now<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 13 minutes<\/div>\n
Country- Palestine, France, Greece<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Tawfeek Barhom<\/div>\n
Producer- Tawfeek Barhom, Stelios Cotionis, Alexandre Perrier, Akis Polizos<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Spectacle<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 15 minutes<\/div>\n
Country- Hungary, France<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- B\u00e1lint Kenyeres<\/div>\n
Producer- Anna Bart\u00f3k<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Professional Parent<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 14 minutes 30 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Romania, Slovakia<\/div>\n
Year- 2024<\/div>\n
Director- Erik Jasa\u0148<\/div>\n
Producer- Erik Jasa\u0148, Marian Crisan<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Piyarey Phool<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 5 minutes 40 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Pakistan<\/div>\n
Year- 2024<\/div>\n
Director- Eman Munir<\/div>\n
Producer- Huzaifa Ahmed<\/div>\n

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INTERNATIONAL FEATURE-DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Shot the Voice of Freedom<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length \u2013 1hour 10 minutes 42 seconds<\/div>\n
Country – Afghanistan<\/div>\n
Year – 2024<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Zainab Entezar<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Zainab Entezar<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Redlight to Limelight<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length \u2013 1 hour 40 minutes<\/div>\n
Country \u2013 Finland, India, Latvia<\/div>\n
Year – 2025<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Bipuljit Basu<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Nilotpal Majumdar, Webster, Uldis Cekulis<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
IMMORTALS<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length \u2013 1 hour 34 minutes 3 seconds<\/div>\n
Country – Switzerland<\/div>\n
Year – 2024<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Maja Tschumi<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Flavio Gerber, Nadine L\u00fcchinger<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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FEATURE-FICTION<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
A\u0101joor<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 2 hours 2 minutes 46 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- India<\/div>\n
Year- 2024<\/div>\n
Director- Aaryan Chandra Prakash<\/div>\n
Producer- Aaryan Chandra Prakash<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Laptein<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 1 hours 25 minutes 46 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- India<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Ravi Shankar Kaushik<\/div>\n
Producer- Rashi Aggarwal, Sunil Jain, Aditya Joshi & Shivam Gupta<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Shakti<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 1 hours 34 minutes 7 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Nani Sahra Walker<\/div>\n
Producer- Jered Everson<\/div>\n

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NEPALI PANAROMA-SHORT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Nilo Aakash (The Blue Sky)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length \u2013 12 minutes<\/div>\n
Country – Nepal<\/div>\n
Year – 2024<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Nirmal Poudel<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Astha Sharma, Ganesh Kanchan Bharati, Nirmal Poudel, Teju Pandey<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Call<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length – 7 minutes 22 seconds<\/div>\n
Country \u2013 Nepal<\/div>\n
Year – 2025<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Jyotsana Simha Thakuri<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Sagun Simha Thakuri<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
SILENT SCARS<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 6 minutes 58 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Gobinda Prasad Dhakal<\/div>\n
Producer- Gobinda Prasad Dhakal<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Untouchable<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 12 minutes 36 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- David Jobanputra, Nishant Singh Gurung<\/div>\n
Producer- David Jobanputra, Ram Saran Tamang<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
COLOUR OF TEA<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 15 minutes 30 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Raj Sargam<\/div>\n
Producer- Durga BK<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Witness Tree<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 14 minutes 59 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2023<\/div>\n
Director- Nirajan Raj Bhetwal<\/div>\n
Producer- Monarath Pokharel, Nawa Nidhi Dahal, Prakash Angedembe, Samjhana Lammichhane<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
KARUNA<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 12 minutes 36 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Sachin Ghimire<\/div>\n
Producer- Pinehill Pictures<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Rihanna<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 17 minutes<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Suraj Paudel<\/div>\n
Producer- Abinash Bikram Shah, Ujjal Kumar Bastakoti, Kedar Bhusal<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
ECHOES OF HOPE<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 16 minutes 53 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Ashwin Thapa<\/div>\n
Producer- Kalash Bhandari<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
MAITIGHAR<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 15 minutes<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2024<\/div>\n
Director- Marc Gurung<\/div>\n
Producer- Lucas Tothe<\/div>\n

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NEPALI PANAROMA-DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Life After Torture: An Appeal for Justice.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length \u2013 37 minutes 18 seconds<\/div>\n
Country – Nepal<\/div>\n
Year – 2025<\/div>\n
Director \u2013 Govinda Siwakoti<\/div>\n
Producer \u2013 Ojaswi K.C.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Marsyangdi Wile Ri\u2019iba \/ Aty Seikuinduwa<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Length- 47 minutes 9 seconds<\/div>\n
Country- Nepal<\/div>\n
Year- 2025<\/div>\n
Director- Prasiit Sthapit, Belkis Izquierdo Torres, Lieselotte Viaene, MarionaGuiu, Rocio Westendrop<\/div>\n
Producer- Lieselotte Viaene<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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