During the yesteryears, the Indian names that had echoed from the stage of the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain had been those of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, or Mira Nair, but it was for the very first time at the 71st edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival that a debutant film director's name received an applause from the august audience. I mention just the name because young Diwa Shah was not there in person to receive her award.
Of the various ways that tragedies can take place, Diwa had only a single entry visa for Spain which had already been utilised, and despite learning about the nomination of her film at the last moment, she did not have enough time to secure another Spanish visa.
Tragedies, however, are a part of life, and it was one such tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic that became an inspiration for Diwa to delve into the difficult life of the Nepali load carriers who leave their homes and go miles away from their families to earn a living and support their families.
This story is from the December 2023 edition of The Teenager Today.
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