Sikkim Filmmaker Tribeny Rai’s Debut Feature Shape of Momo Selected for 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival

Tribeny Rai’s debut Nepali feature film Shape of Momo (Chhora Jastai) has been officially selected for the 2025 San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain under the ‘New Directors’ category. A historic moment for Sikkim and Indian Nepali-language cinema, the film explores themes of familial duty and female identity in Himalayan matriarchal society. Shot in Nandok and Assam Lingzey, it’s produced as an Indo-Korean collaboration. Rai, an SRFTI graduate, expressed gratitude to the Sikkim Government and plans to attend the festival. The selection marks a major milestone for Northeast Indian cinema and celebrates culturally rooted storytelling on a global stage.