Rihanna - IFFDAY

Competitive section

Family/ChildComing of Age

In rural Nepal, thirteen-year-old Saraswoti changes her name to Rihanna. The school principal scolds and disciplines her for blindly imitating Western culture. She wants to prove herself with quiet support from her watchful mother.

Programme note by PARK Sungho

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Screenings2

Sun, 09/21

16:3018:32

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 6

302Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Mon, 09/22

16:0018:02

CGV Centum City 2

348Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Suraj PAUDEL
Country/Region: Nepal
Year: 2025
Length: 17min
Section: Wide Angle: Asian Short Film Competition
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: Nepali
Premiere: World Premiere
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Competitive section
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb TMDB

Director

Suraj PAUDEL

Credits

Director: Suraj PAUDEL
Producer: Ujjal BASTAKOTI, Abinash Bikram SHAH
Cast: Prithu BHATTA, Srijana ADHIKARI
Screenplay: Suraj PAUDEL, Sailesh RC
Cinematography: Shishir BISHANKHE
Editing: Gourab Kumar MULLICK
Sound: Dikesh KHADGI SHAHI
Production company: Dumsi Pictures

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