Subarna Thapa : 2012
Dance of the Orchids
Independent and strong-willed Diya, now 22 years of age, is training to be a traditional Nepalese dancer. She forms a deep escalating friendship with another dance pupil, Kiran – her feelings for her girlfriend clearly bordering on physical desire. Diya is desolate when her parents find a suitable man for her to marry and arrange her engagement. She goes along with the arrangement to please her family and do what is expected of her, but when her feelings for Kiran deepen and they become lovers, she has to make a choice. Flying in the face of tradition and local morals in a society deeply rooted in family values, Diya breaks off with her fiancé, risking everything to live with Kiran in Kathmandu. However, the open avowal of their relationship will still expose them to ridicule and alienation. A story of two individuals falling in love and having to face all the controversy and restrictions, and the mental, emotional and physical traumas of being a lesbian in Nepal. The film premiered at Montréal World Film Festival 2012.
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