GURKHA MUSEUM PRIVATE SCREENING - I AM BELMAYA

Join us for an exclusive online screening of the new feature documentary I Am Belmaya, and afterwards for a live Q&A with Dr Daren Bowyer, director of The Gurkha Museum, and the film's director Sue Carpenter, along with highlights of a pre-recorded Q&A with Belmaya Nepali.

Your chance to see this beautiful, inspirational film, set in Nepal, before it is released to the public. A story 14 years in the making, I Am Belmaya follows an uneducated young woman’s transformational journey from subjugated wife to award-winning documentary filmmaker.

"I am hugely touched and impressed by this beautiful work. A daring and heartbreaking film, which fills one with hope and admiration. Its charm lies in its humour and sorrow, so deftly intermingled on the screen. Five shining stars from me” - Joanna Lumley

* UK Film Review's 5 star review of I Am Belmaya! *

Event Schedule:

7pm Screening of I Am Belmaya (1hr 22 mins) (NB the viewing link will be active from 6.30pm; start viewing by 7pm to join the live Q&A on time)

8.20pm Zoom waiting room opens

8.25pm Live Q&A on Zoom with Sue Carpenter and Dr Daren Bowyer - your chance to ask a question. Sue will play highlights of the pre-recorded Q&A with Belmaya

How will the online event work?

The Q&A will be conducted on Zoom. (You can download the software at zoom.us if you haven't used it before - it takes less than a minute.)

You'll receive an email from Tideturner Films with details of what to expect, one day before the event. The viewing links and password will be sent to you one hour before the event starts.

Tickets and Donations

This is a charity/philanthropic event, with a minimum donation of £10 per person, but we would be most grateful for donations above this sum. When you click on the ticket link, you will find just one ticket option - an empty box for you to fill in your donation amount. Please enter a minimum of £10 per person + any extra donation = total amount.

All profits will be split equally between The Gurkha Museum (to support our core mission of telling the Gurkha story to an ever wider audience), and Tideturner Films (to fund a public release of the film to amplify the film's important messages, with 20% of Tideturner's share going direct to Belmaya and her daughter).

NB We are listing this event with a 'Donation' only ticketing option, because this minimises Eventbrite admin and payment processing fees - meaning that 100% of your donation goes to support The Gurkha Museum, the film and Belmaya.

This event is for ticket holders only. Please do not share the film or Q&A links.

Sue Carpenter, Director/Producer

Sue has been involved in Nepal and women's rights for 20 years. A journalist and photographer, she moved into documentary filmmaking in 2013, and set up Tideturner Films, to make independent documentaries that spark social change. In 2006-07 she lived in Pokhara, running the My World, My View photo project, where she met Belmaya Nepali. Sue is a Founder Trustee of GlobalGirl Media UK, empowering young women through digital media training.

About The Gurkha Museum

Gurkhas have loyally served this country for over 200 years. The Gurkha Museum ensures the future of Gurkha Heritage by celebrating, honouring and promoting the history and culture of the Gurkha Soldier and their continuing service to Britain. All funds raised for the Museum support our core mission of telling the Gurkha story to an ever wider audience.