Plots(1)
Dominated by her husband, family and society, Belmaya is desperate for independence. Born in a poor hill village in Nepal, a Dalit (the lowest, ‘untouchable’ caste), orphaned aged nine, and trapped in an abusive marriage with a 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. Picking up the camera once more, her old spark returns. Determined to create a better life for her young daughter, Belmaya gains the skills and confidence to forge a new path. She embarks on her graduation film about the importance of education for girls. But are her resentful husband and conservative community ready for this? (Dartmouth Films)
(more)Soundtracks
I am Belmaya
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Tideturner Films
Year: 2021
Format: digital
Length: 33:28
| 1. | "Trapped" - Kiran Nepali | Marie-Anne Fischer | 02:46 |
| 2. | "Looking Back" - Harry Escott, Binaya Maharjan & Kiran Nepali | Marie-Anne Fischer | 02:29 |
| 3. | "Never Found Happiness" - Kiran Nepali & Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:52 |
| 4. | "The Village" - Shambhu Baniya & Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:26 |
| 5. | "I Remembered The Suffering" - Kiran Nepali | Marie-Anne Fischer | 02:18 |
| 6. | "Moving Forward" - Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 00:47 |
| 7. | "Fun Through The Camera" - Shambhu Baniya & Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 00:56 |
| 8. | "From My Heart" - Kiran Nepali & Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:35 |
| 9. | "My Future Is Here" - Shambhu Baniya & Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:53 |
| 10. | "Walk And Walk And Walk" - Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 02:00 |
| 11. | "Enough" - Kiran Nepali | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:59 |
| 12. | "Sweet Run" - Shambhu Baniya | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:29 |
| 13. | "Show Them What A Girl Can Do" - Kiran Nepali | Marie-Anne Fischer | 02:30 |
| 14. | Earthquake | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:54 |
| 15. | "Brother's Approval" - Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:04 |
| 16. | "Try Again" - Shambhu Baniya & Kiran Nepali | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:17 |
| 17. | "Come So Far" - Shambhu Baniya, Binaya Maharjan & James Semple | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:24 |
| 18. | "I Am Belmaya" - Shambhu Baniya & Binaya Maharjan | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:14 |
| 19. | "End Credits" - Shambhu Baniya & James Semple | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:28 |
| 20. | BONUS TRACK: "Pashupatinath" - Pashupatinath Temple Priests | Marie-Anne Fischer | 01:07 |