Kalani Gacon
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
- Director
Kalani Gacon is a filmmaker from the beautiful small, misty town of Katoomba, Australia who tells the stories of disappearing ways of life, people's dreams, and the frictions of life facing human beings in the changing world.
He has made films across 4 continents, including a chapter working on Hollywood productions, including Disney's 'Upside Down Magic', and the TV series 'Riverdale in Vancouver. Since 2015 Kalani has been living and working in Nepal as a social worker and filmmaker, using filmmaking as a medium for change and transformation.
In 2015 he directed/produced 'Bhukampa', a hybrid documentary about the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal told from the perspectives of children, which led to a successful impact campaign that was able to directly improve the lives of the participants. In 2019 he directed/produced 'Journey to the Centre of the Heart', an award-winning feature documentary about the migration of foreigners into Nepal in the context of the Nepali outward migration crisis. In 2020, he wrote/directed/co-produced 'Sapana ko Awaz' (The Sound of Dreaming), a short film, set in Nepal, about lucid dreaming and past lives, which has played across multiple Oscar qualifying film festivals: Melbourne International Film Festival, LA-Shorts, Busan International Short Film Festival, and won the Jury Special Mention Award at the Oldenberg International Film Festival.
Back in his hometown in 2022, Kalani founded 'Mountain of Youth', a filmmaking mentorship organisation for youth at risk, using storytelling and the filmmaking experience to bring change to the lives of young people.
He has made films across 4 continents, including a chapter working on Hollywood productions, including Disney's 'Upside Down Magic', and the TV series 'Riverdale in Vancouver. Since 2015 Kalani has been living and working in Nepal as a social worker and filmmaker, using filmmaking as a medium for change and transformation.
In 2015 he directed/produced 'Bhukampa', a hybrid documentary about the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal told from the perspectives of children, which led to a successful impact campaign that was able to directly improve the lives of the participants. In 2019 he directed/produced 'Journey to the Centre of the Heart', an award-winning feature documentary about the migration of foreigners into Nepal in the context of the Nepali outward migration crisis. In 2020, he wrote/directed/co-produced 'Sapana ko Awaz' (The Sound of Dreaming), a short film, set in Nepal, about lucid dreaming and past lives, which has played across multiple Oscar qualifying film festivals: Melbourne International Film Festival, LA-Shorts, Busan International Short Film Festival, and won the Jury Special Mention Award at the Oldenberg International Film Festival.
Back in his hometown in 2022, Kalani founded 'Mountain of Youth', a filmmaking mentorship organisation for youth at risk, using storytelling and the filmmaking experience to bring change to the lives of young people.
