I am Belmaya / A woman's lens into her own life

Sat Apr 12 2025 at 07:15 pm to 09:30 pm UTC+02:00

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Global Health Film Days
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I am Belmaya \/ A woman's lens into her own life
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This semi-autobiographical documentary chronicles how young Nepali filmmaker Belmaya uses a camera to empower and free herself in a society dominated by her husband and family. Born a Dalit, the lowest caste, and orphaned at a young age, Belmaya gets a first glimpse through the camera when she participates in a photo project in her girls' home as a teenager. Many years later, now a young, uneducated mother trapped in an abusive marriage, Belmaya gets to pick up a camera again to learn documentary filmmaking - and uses her newfound voice to challenge society and push for access to education and a better future for girls like her daughter. I am Belmaya shows in striking images how one woman takes charge of her own life and changes her and her daughter’s fate amidst tough circumstances and gender discrimination.
Director: Sue Carpenter, Belmaya Nepali
UK/Nepal, 2021
English and Nepali with English subtitles
80 minutes
Trigger warning: Abusive relationships
Event
Enjoy some Nepalese Snacks in Asta Bar from 19.00 before the screening. After the film there will be a discussion with director Sue Carpenter and a recorded afterword by Belmaya Nepali. The event will be in English.
Get your tickets on +45 3374 3412 or here: https://www.dfi.dk/cinemateket/biograf/filmserier/serie/26949
See the full festival programme here: www.globalhealth.ku.dk/film
Masterclass: Filmmaking and social change
Join the masterclass with Sue Carpenter on Friday 11 April at 14.00. Read more and register here: https://globalhealth.ku.dk/film/programme/masterclass-filmmaking-and-social-change/
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Denne semiautobiografiske dokumentarfilm følger den unge Nepalesiske filminstruktør Belmaya, som bruger et kamera til at bemyndige og befri sig selv i et samfund domineret af sin mand og familie. Født som Dalit, den laveste kaste, og forældreløs siden barndommen, får Belmaya et første kig igennem kameraet når hun deltager i et fotoprojekt i sit børnehjem som teenager. Mange år senere, nu en ung, uuddannet mor fanget i et psykologisk voldeligt ægteskab, griber Belmaya igen et kamera for at lære at lave dokumentarfilm – og bruger hendes nyfundne stemme til at udfordre samfundet og kæmpe for adgang til uddannelse og en bedre fremtid for piger som hendes datter. I am Belmaya viser i slående billeder, hvordan en kvinde tager kontrol over sit eget liv og forandrer hendes og hendes datters skæbne under hårde forhold og kønsdiskriminering.
Instruktør: Sue Carpenter, Belmaya Nepali.
UK/Nepal, 202
Engelsk og nepali med engelske undertekster
80 minutter.
Trigger advarsel: Psykologisk partnervold

Event: Nyd nepalesiske snacks i Asta Bar fra kl. 19.00 før visningen. Efter filmen vil der være en diskussion med instruktør Sue Carpenter og et indspillet efterord af Belmaya Nepali. Arrangementet foregår på engelsk.
Bestil billetter på +45 3374 3412 eller online her: https://www.dfi.dk/cinemateket/biograf/filmserier/serie/26949
Se det fulde festivalprogram her: www.globalhealth.ku.dk/film
Masterclass: Filmmaking and social change
Deltag i en masterclass med Sue Carpenter fredag d. 11. april kl. 14.00.
Read more and register here: https://globalhealth.ku.dk/film/programme/masterclass-filmmaking-and-social-change/
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