Journey of a Red Fridge wins Best Cultural Film at ShAFF

Lucian and Nataša Muntean are an independent documentary film production team. Their documentaries Punam and Journey of a Red Fridge are concerned with the rights of children and child labour in Nepal. At the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, ShAFF 2009, Journey of a Red Fridge won the award for best cultural film. Lucian and Nataša were in Nepal during ShAFF and this short film is of me accepting the award on their behalf and explaining what trekkers and climbers in Nepal can do to help the children who work there.

Journey of a Red Fridge Synopsis:

This is a story of a 17-year-old boy named Hari Rai, who lives in a small village in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, and his extraordinary journey. Hari is a student. However, he also works as a porter so that he could pay for his tuition and cover his living expenses. Although very young, he already has three years of experience carrying loads up and down the mountain, mostly tourists' backpacks. This time, he gets a job to carry a huge red refrigerator from the top of the mountain, to the nearest town. We follow Hari Rai on his journey through the fascinating Himalayan landscapes, we discover Hari's inner life, his thoughts, hopes and dreams and we also get to know the culture and the local people's way of life in this region. We learn about their relation with the most important aspects of their lives: family, nature and religion. Out of 60,000 child porters in Nepal, Hari is one of the few lucky ones to have a chance of going to school. We can see what it takes for him to get his education

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• climbing
• documentary
• journey of a red fridge
• lunam docs
• lucian muntean
• natasa muntean
• child labour
• children's rights
• porters
• mountains

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I wish I knew how to watch this. I can´t seem to find it anywhere.

Thanks for the upload.