Ashmina
In an impoverished country rife with contradiction, a young girl is torn between her obligation to her family and the influence of foreign visitors.
- United Kingdom, Nepal
- 2018, 16 min
- Director: Dekel Berenson
- Director of photography: Vasco Viana
- Editor: Ricardo Mesquita
- Screenplay: Dekel Berenson
- Cast: Dikshy Karki, Fabian Gleeson, Sadhana Bhandari, Prakat Pageni
- Art Director: Ghanashyam Shresthra
- Producer: Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, Dominic Davey
- Production: Wardour FilmWorks
Dekel Berenson
Dekel Berenson is a former strategic start-up consultant turned award-winning filmmaker. After completing a mandatory three-year service in the Israeli Defence Forces, he moved to Budapest to complete a master’s degree in international relations. In 2011, he went travelling, which led him to commit his energies and creativity to writing and directing films that examine relationships across the boundaries of culture and society. He returned to London in 2016 to write, direct, and produce his first film, The Girls Were Doing Nothing (2017), which received critical acclaim and has been screened at more than 50 festivals worldwide. His second short film, Ashmina (2018), was inspired by his travels and premiered at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival. Dekel is currently working on his first feature film, Broken Wings.