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68 Members
Cooperative families can rarely be found in the communities typical of modern culture. Tharu is a rare community in Nepal where extended families still function. A 68-member community of this type can be found in the village of Lalbhoji. Ramesh Khadka’s 68 Members deals with their value system, daily tasks, the distribution of responsibilities and authority, which, despite the inevitable conflicts, hold the family together.
Ramesh Khadka
Ramesh Khadka is filmmaker and journalist. As a Kathmandu Post articles once said about him: “Khadka traveled all over the country documenting the lives and hidden issues that make up the real Nepal”. Ramesh has authored several successful documentaries. The film The Last Monarch was the longest running documentary in Nepali cinema and chronicles the rise and fall of Nepal’s Shah dynasty that ruled the country from 1768 to 2008. Many of Khadka’s other films have participated in dozens of international film festivals.
Filmography
Kadamandu
Delhi Dreams
68 Members
The Last Monarch
Lives of Jumla
Lamas in Dilemma
Mother of 25
Lives of Jawang
Bombay Dreams
Rajkumari
Water Woes
Thirsty School