Films by Lisa Engelbach

Germany 2009, 48 min
by Justin Peach

The eleven year old Sonu lives on the streets of Kathmandu. He and his 'pack' fight a daily routine to survive in the chaotic capital of Nepal: always on the prowl for food, drugs, charitable tourists and what they seek most - as small boys do anywhere - is fun and adventure.The life of Sonu and his pack is shaped by hunger and violence but is also filled with childlike moments of freedom on the streets!This film follows ideas of Direct Cinema: no narrator, no music, no staging. We wanted to und