DocNomads alumni received a grant from IDFA Bertha Fund 2015

DocNomads alumni Dorottya Zurbó and Arun Bhattarai received a grant from IDFA Bertha Fund 2015 for their co-directed new 90-minute documentary project.

IDFA Bertha Fund supported the script and project development of “Stories From the Field”. The film will be shot in Bhutan and its completion is scheduled to October 2017.

Stories from the Field

Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbo, Bhutan / Hungary, 2017, 90'

Synopsis: Deep in the Himalayas a small group of enthusiastic 13 year old girls are being trained for the first time to build the Bhutanese national football team of the future. How long will these girls pursue a special dream in a country where traditional values and gender roles are still rooted in the society and playing football is not a profession for women? Production: Tshering Chuki Gyamtsho for Dangbo Dingbo Co-Production: Julianna Ugrin for Éclipse Film