Independent filmmaker Arun Bhattarai on his films at the Oscars, Sundance & more Hello from Bhutan!

In this podcast, Arun Bhattarai, talks about the "Mountain Man," the first Bhutanese documentary to qualify for the Oscars (2025). The film features Bhutan's first qualified glaciologist Phuntsho Tshering.

He also talks about his latest film "Agent of Happiness" that is the first Bhutanese documentary to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Arun shares what it takes to make documentaries, the process, his journey, and more.





00:00-Intro

1:15-On qualifying for the Oscars 2025

3:12-Filming the Oscars entry Mountain
Man

6:42-Climate Change in Mountain Man

11:15-Journey of filming documentaries 

11:42-The film Agent of Happiness at
Sundance

13:45-Looking for love

17:35-Studying filmmaking in Europe 

19:14-Funding for independent filmmakers 

20:18-On the film The Next Guardian

25:06-Where to watch the films 

28:31-Queer characters in the films


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