Screening of POOJA, SIR (2024) 
and storytelling workshop with filmmakers Deepak Rauniyar and Asha Magarati 

Friday, April 24, 2 - 5.30pm  
At The Reel, Student Center – 1755 N. 13th Street   
(Downstairs) 

Check out a screening of this intriguing award-winning Nepalese film and then connect with the filmmakers for a workshop on storytelling with a focus on film directing. Supported by Temple FMA, Temple Honors, and Wandering Studios.  

ABOUT THE FILM: 

When two boys are kidnapped in a border town in Nepal, Detective Inspector Pooja is sent from Kathmandu to solve the case, forcing her to leave her wife and her ailing father behind. But when she arrives to investigate, the brewing political unrest and violent protests throw her off course, and she is forced to seek help from Mamata, a local Madhesi policewoman. By putting aside systemic racial and homophobic discrimination and pushing through everyday misogyny, the women solve the case—but at what personal cost? Inspired by real events which took place in Southern Nepal during the 2015 race protests.