Living Goddess

Documentary

Sajani Shakya	Herself
Sarmila Shakya	Herself
Chanira Kumari Bajracharya	Herself
Gyan Laxmi Shakya	Herself
Salina Shakya	Herself
Rukumani Shakya	Herself
Nhuchhen Ratna Shakya	Himself
Ruben Gandharba	Himself
Champa Bajracharya	Herself
Rujal Shakya	Himself

Director	Ishbel Whitaker
Producer	Kiran Man Chitrakar; Andrew J. Curtis

Living Goddess is a powerful portrait of three normal little girls anointed as goddesses growing up in a country in the throes of civil war. This is the story of Sajani, who is worshipped as one of three living goddesses in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, and whose peaceful existence is contrasted with violent political turmoil that threatens their traditional way of life. With beautiful imagery and an intimate story, Living Goddess unfolds a world of spirituality and political turbulence through the eyes of a young schoolgirl.