Scene from the film Manakamana
Scene from the film Manakamana
Scene from the film Manakamana
Scene from the film Manakamana
Scene from the film Manakamana
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Manakamana

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Year 
2012
Country
  • United States
  • Nepal
Runtime
118min 
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Subtitles 

William Blake’s oft-quoted observation about finding the world in a grain of sand comes to mind more than once during “Manakamana,” the latest in a string of marvelously original non-fiction features to emerge from Harvard U.’s Sensory Ethnography Lab. Here the grain of sand is a cable car system high in the mountains of Nepal, ferrying passengers to and from the titular temple of a sacred Hindu goddess. And without once leaving the confines of the car itself, directors Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez manage to craft a vast and revealing portrait of both their chosen locale and the people who pass through it. A double prize-winner at Locarno, this deceptively simple, one-of-a-kind achievement will continue to keep a busy festival dance card and should attract small but passionate crowds in limited theatrical play. Variety

Details

  • Original Title
    Manakamana
  • Direction
  • Cinematography
    Pacho Velez
  • Editing
    Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez
  • Sound
    Ernst Karel
  • Runtime
    118 min (91+ min.)
  • Year
    2012
  • Country
    • United States
    • Nepal
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Production
  • Distribution
  • Festivals
    • IFP Gotham Award 2014
    • Independent Spirit Award 2014
    • Docaviv 2014
    • BAFICI 2014
    • RiverRun International Film Festival 2014
    • Locarno 2013
  • Awards
    • Docaviv 2014 - Best Artistic Vision Award
    • BAFICI 2014 - Vanguard and Genre Gran Premio
    • RiverRun International Film Festival 2014 - Best Director, Documentary
    • Locarno 2013 - Golden Leopard, Filmmakers of the Present category
    • Locarno 2013 - Special Mention for Best First Feature Film
    • Locarno 2013 - Independent International Film Critics' Award for Best First Feature

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