AbhiManyu Dixit
Writing
Biography
Abhimanyu Dixit is an accomplished filmmaker, educator, and campaigner with over ten years of experience in the Nepali film industry. He is a 2022 Rotterdam Lab alumnus and has earned numerous accolades at international Nepali film festivals. Currently, he serves as the COO of Gauthali Entertainment, a feminist-oriented media company he co-leads with his business partner, Sahara Sharma. His professional background includes significant work in film promotion and curation, having served as a coordinator for the Nepal Cine Symposium in 2012 and as the Programming Director for the Ekadeshma International Short Film Festival in 2016. Beyond production, he is a dedicated academic who teaches at Kathmandu University’s film and media studies department and maintains a presence in journalism as a regular film reviewer for The Kathmandu Post.
Known For
A family drama exploring relationships, expectations, and changes across generations.
My Share of Sky: Ek Mutthi Badal
Chasing Rainbows follows three siblings who migrated to Kathmandu to pursue their dreams. A micro-budget film, shot on a single DSLR camera, and with non-professional cast and crew, it abandons cinema’s traditional dramatic motifs and uses handheld shots and improvised dialogues blurring the lines of cinema and real life.
Chasing Rainbows
Sarita, a young mother, is at a turning point of her career. Will her ambition and hard work pay off, or will the four walls of the kitchen confine her as is expected by the society she lives in?