Venice-Winning ‘White Sun’ Director Deepak Rauniyar Wraps ‘The Sky Is Mine,’ Scores Sorfond Funding (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Acclaimed Nepalese filmmaker Deepak Rauniyar has wrapped principal photography on his next feature “Rajagunj” (“The Sky is Mine”).
The film is also one of nine projects to receive funding from the Norwegian Film Institute’s Sorfond. It received NOK625,000 ($57,600).
Rauniyar’s first feature, “Highway,” premiered at the 2012 Berlinale and played Locarno, while his sophomore feature “White Sun” (2016) won awards at the Venice, Palm Springs, Fribourg and Singapore festivals.
He is also a Berlinale Talents alumnus saw and short film “Four Nights” play at Berlinale Shorts in 2022. Written by Rauniyar, David Barker and Asha Magrati, “The Sky is Mine” examines the caste system endemic to South Asia, where there is great emphasis on skin color.
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