Samagra Shah
WAGGING TALE
Canine Friends Restore Man’s Faith in Life
Year:
2024
Length:
23 min
Country:
Nepal
Language:
Nepali
Director:
Samagra Shah
SYNOPSIS
Wagging Talє is the story of Rupak, who walks the streets of Kathmandu carrying 80 kgs of chicken bones every day with an unwavering mission: to feed the city’s street dogs. The film captures how, despite living with HIV and confronting the isolation that comes with having an estranged family, he finds a sense of purpose and a chance to forget his painful past while feeding dogs. The film follows Rupak’s journey, highlighting themes of love, loneliness, and the special connection between him and his four-legged companions in whose eyes he finds a glimpse of what he’s looking for: a family to call his own
about the director
Samagra Shah is a Nepal-based multimedia storyteller who is curious to understand the relationship we share with animals and nature.His interest in visual storytelling started with photography, which soon seeped into filmmaking as well. He uses both mediums as a way to feed his curiosity and to make sense of what he’s thinking and feeling.
He was the multimedia fellow for ‘The Skin of Chitwan’, a research project by Nepal Picture Library seeking to reimagine conversations around indigeneity, change in climate and ways of life, ideas of development, progress, and sustainability. The outcome of the project was exhibited at PhotoKTM5, an international photography festival held in Nepal in 2023.
