Film
The Road to Til
When Glacier Flooding Cuts Off a Mountain Village in Nepal, Disabled Residents Face Greater Risks
The Road to Til follows disability rights advocate Chhitup Lama as he travels to Til Village in Nepal’s Humla district, high in the Himalayas. Rising temperatures have accelerated glacier melt, triggering a flood that has destroyed the village’s bridges and cut off road access. As Chhitup travels through remote mountain communities on his way to Til, he speaks with people with disabilities about how climate change is affecting their crops, livelihoods, and safety. One young resident describes losing his hand during a landslide caused by heavy rains. He says that during floods, people without disabilities can escape more easily, while he and others struggle to save themselves and their belongings. Set high in the mountains, The Road to Til looks at what happens when climate change reaches remote communities — and how people with disabilities are often left navigating the consequences with limited support.
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Filmmaker: Rajan Kathet
Rajan Kathet is a Nepal-based filmmaker working across fiction and documentary. In recent years, his films have portrayed lives shaped by climate change, migration, and social discrimination, with resilience and coexistence at their core. An alumnus of DOCNOMADS, Berlinale Talents, Global Media Makers, and the Video Consortium, his films No Winter Holidays (2023) and Bare Trees in the Mist (2019) have screened at major international festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, DMZ Docs, Tampere Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival, Golden Apricot IFF, and Short Shorts Japan. He has served as a juror for the IDA Documentary Awards and is part of the selection committees for the Alternativa Film Festival and the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival. He mentors emerging filmmakers and runs Salpa Films, collaborating on national and international productions.
