THE BIG HEADED BOY, SHAMANS AND SAMURAIS

Bibhusan Basnet, Pooja Gurung

2020 / Nepal, France / Experimental / 38’ – FRENCH PREMIERE

Synopsis

A film crew travels across remote villages in Western Nepal looking for the perfect kid who can play the ‘Hero’ in their upcoming film.

Biography

Bibhusan Basnet and Pooja Gurung are filmmakers based in Kathmandu and have been working together for the past 10 years. Their previous short films, The Contagious Apparitions of Dambarey Dendrite (2013) and Dadyaa – The Woodpeckers of Rotha (2016) have been screened at major international festivals like Venice, Sundance, TIFF, Busan, AFI, Tampere, Palm Springs and many others. The Big Headed Boy, Shamans & Samurais is their 3rd short film. The duo’s debut feature film The Wholetimers is currently in production.