Goodbye Sisters
A real family story unfolds in the Himalayas – one that is both heart-wrenching and uplifting.
The journey begins in vibrant, spiritual yet harsh Kathmandu and continues towards the majestic Himalayas. Twenty-one-year-old Jamuna accompanies her younger sister on what could be their last trip to the mountains.
Their mission is to take part in harvesting yarsagumba, a rare and valuable creature that is part fungus, part insect. Selling it in the city would be highly profitable, enabling Jamuna to support her family and fund her studies abroad. The sisters therefore board a bus to East Rukum, beginning the exhausting climb ahead that depends on luck.
Edvinas Pukšta
Alexander Murphy is a French-Irish emerging filmmaker. Focusing on young people in ethnic communities, he explores universal themes such as migration, the situation of women, and discrimination. His unique perspective provides rare and authentic insights into the lives of vulnerable groups in extreme environments. Capturing humanity with tender and a magnificent sense of photography, his work tends to record endangered cultural heritage of marginalised groups. His works include “Of Soul and Joy”(2023), a French-South African short documentary, and “Ndao Hanavao” (2024), a French-Madagascar short documentary.
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Goodbye Sisters (2025, doc)