Democracy Video won by Nepalese

YOUR VOICE. YOUR VIDEO.

The Challenge

Create a short video that completes the phrase "Democracy is…"

The Prize

An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood to attend

gala screenings of the winning videos, gain exposure to the U.S. film and television industry and meet with creative talent, democracy advocates and government leaders.

As the Challenge above hold every year by US government, one of the five 2010 winners is from Nepal. The US gov website regarding the Challenge describes Anup as follows:

Anup Poudel is the son of a politician from Kathmandu, Nepal. He credits his father’s involvement in three democratic movements in Nepal with inspiring him to create his entry for the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge. “The internal conflict in Nepal, political instability and several crises have degraded the sovereignty of the people. Therefore, I used this video to unite the people for this mutual goal,” he says.

The 20-year-old Poudel says he has always had a passion for film and arts. “Filmmaking gives me two wings to fly through my imagination,” he says. Poudel is currently working on a bachelor’s degree in film studies and has made a number of other films, including a prize-winning one on climate change called My Green Home.

Anup Poudels' Video about Democracy.