April 24, 2026 at 10:30:00 PM
AFS Cinema
Texas Premiere
Shape of Momo
India | Narrative Feature
2025 | 114 mins | Nepali
Hybrid Q&A with writer-director Tribeny Rai and writer-editor Kislay
Busan International Film Festival (Vision Section) - Songwon Vision Award and Taipei Film Commission Award
Kolkata International Film Festival - Best Film
Singapore International Film Festival
Bishnu, 32, returns to her ancestral Himalayan village after quitting her city job, only to face mounting family pressures and rigid societal expectations. Awaiting her are her grandmother,
who hopes her son will return from Dubai; her mother, eager to see Bishnu settled and married and her pregnant sister Junu, who has come seeking refuge due to tensions at her in-laws’ home. As old conflicts resurface with Junu’s arrival and a tentative relationship develops with Gyan, a “suitable” local architect, Bishnu is caught between tradition and her desire for independence. Navigating this fragile web of expectations and defiance, she must choose whether to conform or forge her own path.

Restoration Process
Film restoration process
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Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation
About the Artist

Tribeny Rai is a filmmaker from Sikkim. Her work explores female experience within the layered landscapes of the Eastern Himalayas. ‘Shape of Momo’ is her debut feature.
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Kislay is a freelance filmmaker and alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He has made the feature Aise Hee (Just Like That) and three shorts and co-written the much acclaimed ‘Soni’ (directed by lvan Ayr).



Trailer
For English subtitles, make sure to turn on the YouTube closed captions.
Credits
Director:
Tribeny Rai
Writer:
Kislay
Tribeny Rai
Producer(s):
Dalley Khorsani Productions
Kathkala Films
Film Editor:
Anil Aalayam
Kislay
Gaumaya Gurung
Pashupati Rai
Shyamashree Sherpa
Bhanu Maya Rai
Rahul Mukhia


