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Journey to yarsa = Jarnī ṭū yārsā / Adventure Nepal Production Ltd ; research, writer, camera, direction, Dipendra Bhandari ; producer Disu Bhandari.
LIBRA DVD 027 429
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Nepali
- Subjects (All):
- Cordyceps--Nepal.
- Cordyceps.
- Hiking--Nepal.
- Hiking.
- Mountain people--Nepal--Economic conditions.
- Mountain people.
- Migration, Internal--Nepal.
- Migration, Internal.
- Economic conditions.
- Nepal.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Ethnographic films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (56 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Nepali title on title frame: Jarnī ṭū yārsā
- Place of Publication:
- Kathmandu : Kathmandu Music Center, 2011.
- Language Note:
- In Nepali with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, all zones; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation.
- digital optical
- video file DVDvideo zone-free
- Summary:
- "Dipender Bhandari follows family of Punimaya Kami of Rolpa, heading up the Himalayan flanks in search of yarsagumba, the fungus-larvae prized in East Asia for its energising properties. The family joins the caravan of thousands of other yarsa hunters in an organized mass-mobalisation of villagers converging from many districts. As the trek proceeds up treacherous yet breath-taking trails. Journey to yarsa, simultaneously reveals the struggle, hope, laughter, romance, and resilience in the lives of the hills people who go to dig for survival every summer in the high mountains (Himal)."--Container.
- Credits:
- Music score, Kutumba; script editor, Santosh Sharma.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2011.
- "Best debut film Film South Asia 2011 ; Audience choice award KIMFF 2011 ; Audience choice award Toronto Nepali Film Festival, 2011 ; Bansko Award, Bansko Mountain Film Festival 2012, Bulgaria"--Container.
- ISBN:
- 9789937569415
- 9937569419
- OCLC:
- 884405686
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