Out of Thin Air (Short Film)

A small town home to only few hundred thousand people until 5 decades ago, Kathmandu is nowadays a metropolis of 3 million people. Without a proper urban planning in place, this urbanization process quickly ran out of control. The small Nepalese economy, landlocked and highly dependent on the two giant neighbours (India and China), struggled to put in place an efficient transport system and basic services for the fast-growing population.

Out of Thin Air (2019)
4:00 min documentary video

Video, Photography, Editing and Interview: Marco Panzetti
Voice Over: Bhushan Tuladhar (Environmental Engineer & UN Habitat Advisor)
Fixer/Driver: Sandip Maharjan
Archive Photos of Kathmandu: Courtesy PC Nepal Photo Project / Nepal Picture Library
With the support of: 2018 Photo Kathmandu festival / Mixed-Media Residency

©2019 Marco Panzetti


This project was made possible by the support of the 2018 Photo Kathmandu Festival.

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