बाटो | BAATO

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

STORYSCREEN | 445 Main St. | Beacon, NY

Screening at 7pm / Doors at 6:30pm

**************

Every winter Mikma and her family travel by foot from their village deep in the Himalaya of Nepal to sell local medicinal plants in urban markets.  This year, construction of a new highway to China has begun in their roadless valley, and things are never going to be the same. Partially complete, the highway project will transform this roadless Himalayan valley permanently and open up a direct transport route between Nepal and China – bringing new challenges, new opportunities, and ultimately a new way of being to those who live along its path.

This documentary film is a deep dive into a way of life that is in the midst of a slow and chaotic, yet inexorable transition. Through the subjects’ experiences, a document of a time and place emerges – one that details life in the Himalayas before a new highway forever transforms this mountain landscape.

Film website: https://baatofilm.com/

Ticket Price: $12

Q&A with film co-directors Kate Stryker & Lucas Millard to follow screening.

Tickets are limited, so buy yours here, or visit the StoryScreen box office.

Once you’ve completed your purchase, your name will be added to the admissions list. You can arrive at the theater once doors have opened to claim your ticket.