"Nepal Forever" got a special mention at UNAM International Cinema Festival

   From February 27 to March 9, 2014 in Mexico UNAM International Cinema Festival took place. Within 8 days there were screened 78 films, including 12 in international competition. 

   Documentary film "Nepal Forever" by Alyona Polunina got a special mention of the Jury of International program of the festival. 

 
photo from director's facebook page

   Two Russian Communist politicians, members of the Saint Petersburg City Council, men with broad horizons, yet committed Leninists who are concerned about the future of global Communism, find themselves on their way to Nepal on a very delicate mission. They are to negotiate the reconciliation between two local Communist factions to help speed up the inevitable dawn of the era of “Egalité and Fraternité” in the world. But the future of international Communism remains unclear. What is clear is that for everything in the modern world, the tail wags the dog.
   This film was a long shot from the very start. The production was a gamble for everyone, as we progressively involved more good (and not so good) people in it. I am still surprised that we were successful in bringing it to term. To tell the truth, there is nothing more gloomy or exhausting than making a comic documentary. I never imagined that fooling around could be such hard work. From now on I will make nothing but meaningful films, the kind where leaves shiver in the wind and serious music plays in the background. But to be honest, Russian politics – or maybe politics everywhere – are a true goldmine for film directors.
   There is not much comedy there, maybe only tragic comedy. I think that politicians such as the heroes of “Nepal Forever” can only exist in Russia (we currently have a few just like them in our Parliament, and maybe that is a good thing). When the things are not that great, the best thing to do is laugh. This is why I made a film in which a banana tree grows out of a pile of dirty snow and high above it all, the Red Flag flies proudly.

 

   Also the film participated in competition of "ArtDocFest" and won the prize at Rome International Film Festival. The first private screening was arranged in Russian cinema club "DOCer" in December 2012.