PRIVATE PROPERTY Short Film Competition

PRIVATE PROPERTY

North American Premiere

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1

Two outsiders — Maya, a Nepali immigrant working overnight to build a future, and Danny, an unhoused Black veteran searching for warmth and shelter — clash over where they each belong.

Deepak Rauniyar’s films have screened at major international festivals including Venice, Berlin and Toronto, and venues like the Museum of Modern Art. An alumnus of the Cannes Cinéfondation, Berlinale Talents and the TIFF Filmmaker Lab, he has also served on juries for the Locarno, Sydney and Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Elaine Liu
Parallax Films
info@parallaxchina.com

Screenings

Screens as part of
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1
October 22, 8:15 p.m.

Chinese 2

Details

Country: Australia, France, Nepal, USA

Year: 2026

Director: Deepak Rauniyar

Screenwriters: Deepak Rauniyar, Asha Magrati

Producers: Asha Magrati, Kiersten Houser, Kim Carr, Sheldon Chau

Executive Producers: David Barker, Shruti Ganguly

Director of Photography: Sheldon Chau

Editor: J. Him Lee

Music: Vivek Maddala

Cast/Featuring: Asha Magrati, Nick Sencey, Hem Thapa, Joe McAlear, Tylar McCarty

Running Time (minutes): 17

Languages: English, Nepali

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