Description:
In February 1996, the first shots of Nepal's civil war rang out across the Himalayas. Ten years into the conflict, more than 12,000 people have lost their lives as Nepalís ruling monarchy battles with Maoist rebels seeking to establish a communist republic. The civilian population, meanwhile, is trapped in the middle. This film, containing unique footage, is a rare glimpse into a struggle most people know little about.

Biography:
Set against the backdrop of a global broadcast media focused on ever-decreasing circles, IRIN launched a film unit in 2004, aimed at promoting the plight of vulnerable people trapped in forgotten humanitarian emergencies. In its two years of operation, the IRIN Film Unit has made significant strides towards creating better awareness and understanding of these humanitarian crises. To date, IRIN has produced twelve short documentaries and more than a dozen news cut packages, which have been freely distributed to a growing database of broadcasters, advocacy groups, and humanitarian actors. A wide range of pressing humanitarian issues have been addressed, including most recently, malaria in Africa, Nepalís ongoing civil conflict, HIV/AIDS around Lake Victoria, and Nigerís food crisis.

Contact Information:
David Gough
Head, Film Unit
UNOCHA-IRIN
PO Box 30218
Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: gough@irinnews.org

FILMS

America's Brutal Prisons
Are the Kids Alright?
Baghdad ER
Between Two Stones: Nepal's Decade of Conflict
Beyond Iraq
Beyond the Call
The Blood of Yingzhou District
Blowing Up Paradise
Busting Out
Bystander
Epitaph
In the Tall Grass
Independent Intervention
Interview with an Executioner
La Sierra
Lessons in Fear
Lima's Streets
Malaria: Killer Number One
The Man Who Saved a Million Brains
The Peacekeepers
Pilgrimage
Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border
Rosita
The Shape of Water
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Small Town Gay Bar
They Chose China
Thin
The Tribe
True Whispers
The Tsunami Generation