FilmWorks Entertainment has tagged Apr. 19 as the DVD debut
date for documentary filmmakers Phil Deutschle and Robyn Hutman’s Searching
For Nepal.
Phil Deutschle is a teacher, a writer and a filmmaker. He is a gentle man, a caring man … the sort
of individual that if you met on a remote trail while out hiking you would
immediately take a liking to. He is an
individual who appears to be at peace with the world.
Back in 1977, with a degree in Physics from California State
University, Northridge (magna cum laude,
by the way), he elected to join the Peace Corps and cast his fate upon the wind
before settling down to a career.
The
“wind” carried him to the village of Aiselukharkaa, a remote hamlet in Nepal,
where he met the patriarch of his new (host) family, Krishna Bhakta. He credits Krishna Bhakta with his survival
during his teaching experience in Nepal (teaching math and science).
He even wrote a book about his experiences during this
period … it was published in 1986 and titled, “The Two Year Mountain.”
Now skip ahead 34 years from his initial arrival in this
remote locale … since his departure there was a civil war, the infamous
massacre of King Birendra and his family in 2001 and a country thrown into
chaos. In this award-winning
documentary we join our gentle hero as he embarks upon a journey to discover
the fate of Krishna Bhakta and his family.
Searching For Nepal is an incredibly beautiful and heartfelt
journey … one that you will long remember after the film ends.
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