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Busan, San Sebastián Title ‘Shape of Momo’ Dismantles
Mountain Utopia Clichés in Debut Feature
Rick W
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Busan, San Sebastián Title ‘Shape of Momo’ Dismantles Mountain Utopia Clichés in Debut Feature

Tribeny Rai never intended to romanticize her homeland. The Sikkimese filmmaker’s debut feature “Shape of Momo” deliberately avoids romanticizing mountain communities, presenting instead an unflinching portrait of women navigating patriarchal expectations in a Himalayan village. “People always want to romanticize places like ours, turn them into some beautiful backdrop for someone else’s story. I’ve never […]
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