Festival de Cannes 2026 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026 | Toronto International Film Festival 2026
Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2026 | Best Film, Audience Award, New Zealand International Film Festival 2026 | Best Film, Bangkok International Film Festival 2026
Set in a Nepalese village surrounded by forests inhabited by wild elephants, the film follows Pirati, the matriarch of a Kinnar community in Thora, who dreams of beginning a new life with a local percussionist, whom she loves. When one of her daughters Apsara disappears, she is forced to confront the conflict between personal freedom and responsibility towards her community.
Abinash Bikram Shah, based in Kathmandu, is a Nepali screenwriter, director and producer known for his films that explore marginalized communities and the complexities of contemporary Nepali society. His short film Lori earned a Special Jury Mention and competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2022. Elephants in the Fog, his debut feature film, won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard in Cannes. He is an alumnus of the Asian Film Academy, Berlinale Talents and Locarno Filmmakers Academy. He is the Programming Director for the Ekadeshma International Short Film Festival.
Best Friend Forever(International), EFAR Films Ditribution - Kavita Sharma Gandhi istribution(Indian)
