As Long As There's Breath
It opens up a lot of questions but many more answers as to how a life like this is. Life in a poor rural area in this case, Nepal.
Stephanie Spray
Filmography
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Manakamana
Produced by the directors of SWEETGRASS and LEVIATHAN, MANAKAMANA is an exhilarating, one-of-a-kind documentary experience. Filmed entirely inside the narrow confines of a cable car that transports villagers to an ancient mountaintop temple, high above a jungle in Nepal, the documentary is an...Watch Movie
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As Long As There's Breath
Following the acclaimed documentaries KALE AND KALE and MONSOON REFLECTIONS, AS LONG AS THERE'S BREATH is Stephanie Spray's third film documenting the lives of the Gayeks family in Nepal. Building on a deep bond of trust and filming their most private moments, Spray captures a...Watch Movie
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Untitled
A revealing one-shot portrait of two Nepali newlyweds in a moment of rest and playful interaction, Stephanie Spray's UNTITLED challenges our perception of two themes at the very core of ethnographic filmmaking: human relationships and the ways in which they can be experienced by the viewer. Only...Watch Movie
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Monsoon-Reflections
A deeply felt reflection on labor, gender and fleeting pleasures in rural Nepal, filmmaker Stephanie Spray's short but powerful documentary on two strong-willed female field hands captures the monotonous and arduous nature of their work during Monsoon season. Spray's close...Watch Movie
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Kāle and Kāle
In exploring the lives of two wandering Nepali musicians, an uncle and nephew who share the same name and are featured in filmmaker Stephanie Spray's and Pacho Velez's acclaimed documentary MANAKAMANA, KALE AND KALE exposes the rootless occupation of the Gaine caste and communicates both its joys...Watch Movie
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Recent Reviews
Manakamana
Perfect! This is exactly what I was looking for. If you're the type of person who, generally, would be entertained people-watching on public transportation in another country in a beautiful...
Manakamana
not good at all
Manakamana
An exercise in mind-emptying (which is very distinct from watching a mindless film.) I am not sure what ethnographic conclusions can be drawn from this event-less film, but it is...
Manakamana
When I first started watching this film, I thought, "There is no freaking way I'm going to get through this thing-and I couldn't! Here's a movie idea: Put a Gopro...