SHE IS THE STORY featuring AASHA KUMARI B.K, DEEPA NEPALI, & GAURA NEPALI | a film by Shanta Nepali


 “People refuse to rent me a room when I tell them my surname.”

Meet Aasha Kumari B.K, Deepa Nepali, and Gauri Nepali, who suffer discrimination while acquiring rental rooms in Kathmandu.

“People refuse to rent me a room when I tell them my surname”, a film by Shanta Nepali.

SHE IS THE STORY featuring DR. TISTA PRASAIN JOSHI


Dr. Tista Prasai Joshi is one of the few women researchers working on Nepal’s water resources. She was a research student at NAST in the early 2000s, and that is where her dream to work and make a difference took shape.

A film by Nasana Bajracharya.

SHE IS THE STORY featuring BHUMII BADI


Bhumi Badi continuously fights for equality. With federalism, a new constitution in place and a change in the waves of time, Bhumi competed for the local elections in 2017 and won as the Dalit Ward representative of Pakharnauli, Dullu Municipality. However, a seat at the table did not guarantee a dignified work environment.
To know more about Bhumi’s struggle watch her story.
‘Fighting a Casteist State & Society’, a film by Aakriti Ghimire.

SHE IS THE STORY featuring SAMIKSHA CHAUDHARY |


SHE IS THE STORY featuring SAMIKSHA CHAUDHARY.

“Samiksha Chaudhary always wanted to sing despite being told she wasn’t good enough. She was sent to work as a Kamlari at the age of 8, where she would get leftovers to eat.She kept singing throughout and has now established herself as a well-known singer in the Tharu community.”

A film by Reena Moktan.

| SHE IS THE STORY featuring Trisha Shrestha Bomjon | High in the Sky |


High in the Sky

Trisha Shrestha Bomjon, a well-known personality in the paragliding sector, takes us on a journey to show what it takes to become Nepal’s first woman-licensed paraglider pilot. She has been flying over Nepal’s skies for the past 12 years and has no plans to stop.

To know more about Trisha watch the full story.

A film by Drishna Sthapit.

She is the Story 2022’s edition | Trailer |


SHE IS COMING SOON….

We present the trailer for “She Is the Story.” Stories of 12 incredible women from various parts of Nepal, documented by 12 passionate women filmmakers & journalists will be released starting July 1, 2022.

Stay tuned for the She is the Story 2022 edition.