RONGPHAMU

About the project:

MA graduate film • UK • 22:22 • English, Nepali & Thulung

Within the United Kingdom, the Indigenous Rai community wholeheartedly commits to reviving, paying tribute to, and preserving their heritage. Annually, the diasporic community comes together to celebrate their traditional festival, Sakela. In the lead-up to this celebration, Rongphamu captures the preparations for the event in Ashford, Kent. Incorporating Eurocentric archival materials and ethnographic recordings, the film reinterprets the lives of contemporary Indigenous Rai individuals, challenging historical colonial perspectives.