Kathmandu, Oct 17: Nepali film
'Gunyucholo' featuring the story of a gender minority transgender character has
been selected in the prestigious photo film market in the United States.
Directed by Samundra Bhatt, the
film has been selected for the photo film market to be held in Seattle, USA
from October 17 to 20.
Prominent film organizations like
Amazon MGM Studio, Pilars Fund, Blumhouse HBO, CAA, Creative Land Studio will
also participate in the film market event.
Founder and director of the Photo
Film Festival Rita Meher said the festival will be developed as an Oscar-worthy
South Asian film festival.
'Gunyucholo' stars Nazir Hussain in
the lead role. In the film, Nazir plays the role of a trans-woman. The film
also stars Sanchita Luitel, Sushil Sitaula, Raj Kumar Ghosh, Shishir Rana,
Anupam Shrestha and Bishal Pahari.
Produced in Nepal's first
full-fledged 'trans-story', the Buffalo 8 of the US has purchased the
international distribution rights of the film. (RSS)