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KATHMANDU NOIR

CLIENT
PRIVATE BRAND COMMISSION
LOCATION
PATAN & ASON BAZAAR, KATHMANDU
SERVICES
COMMERCIAL FILM / EDITORIAL STILLS
YEAR
2025
KATHMANDU NOIR
The Brief

Neon, brick dust and 35mm grain: a nocturne shot entirely after midnight in the old city.

A launch film that refused the daylight. We lit the alleys of Ason with what the city already owned, tube lights, butter lamps, a single welding arc, and let the shadows do the storytelling.

Delivered as a hero film, a set of modular social cuts and a stills series printed on uncoated stock. The city is the protagonist; the product only passes through.

Nocturne portrait study
Directing in available light
Alley geometry after midnight
Hands at work, dramatic light

CAMERA

FULL-FRAME CINEMA BODY

LENSES

FAST VINTAGE PRIMES

FORMAT

16:9 & 4:5 MODULAR

GRADE

KODAK PRINT EMULATION, CRUSHED BLACKS