Welcome to FocalPlane Multimedia. We are a brand new short documentary film company and this is our brand new site! Our first film, Nepal 99s, is already shipping.
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A new documentary film produced by FocalPlane Multimedia will be released in the first quarter of 2011 profiling Namje, Nepal, where Peace Corps Volunteer Rajeev Goyal helped
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villagers build their own water system. The film traces the remarkable story of villagers who found their own voice and organized themselves for solutions. Water led to innovation and unprecedented performance by village children and their teachers in the local schools, a new training center for women, and community-owned forests. An experimental sustainable demonstration farm is under development. Other villages in the surrounding Bhedetar area are following Namje’s lead. In this film, villagers led by Harka Lama and Tanka Bhujel tell their story in their own words. An article by former Peace Corps Volunteer in China Peter Hessler in the Dec. 20/27, 2010 issue of The New Yorker highlights the impact Rajeev Goyal and the village of Namje have had on the U.S. Congress’s decision to nearly double the budget for the U.S. Peace Corps worldwide in 2011.
Our first DVD, the Nepal 99s, is shipping!
Click the “Nepal 99s” tab up there ↑ and download an order form. We’ll ship it as soon as we get your order. This will make a fine holiday gift for your family and all of your flying friends.
