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Kirtana Banskota

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Actress
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Kirtana Banskota
After meeting at a college party, Jane Liang, a pre-med major, and Derek Wu, a computer engineering student, learn about their mutual forbidden desire to become artists and dream to reach "where the stars are." Burdened by the expectations of their Asian parents, they soon grow closer and share the pain of their pasts, leading to a tale of love, loss, self-acceptance, and breaking free from parental expectations. Production Company - Banskota Productions Director - Andy Yang Co-Directors - Kirtana Banskota, Amy McPeak Producers -Andy Yang, Kirtana Banskota Co-Producers - Amy McPeak, Kirby Gamel DP - Kirby Gamel Editor - Jack Saxon Sound Direction - Maxwell Franko Starring - Mina Nam, Michael Nguyen, Marr Aragon, Nabeel Tarique Casting Director - Jacqueline Sifuentes Makeup Department - Vickey Lee 1st AD - Blake Wing 2nd AD - Alejandro Byrne Gaffer - Kirby Gamel Boom Op - Lane Blakeley Grips - John Field Brown, Emma Lunan, Hermino Mendez AC - Juliette Roberts Intimacy Coordinator - Saskia Lynge Script Supervisors - Alejandro Byrne, Blake Wing Production Assistants - Claire Garza, Karen Le, Caroline Van Cleve Photographer - Blake Wing
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Where the Stars Are- Official Trailer
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Kirtana Banskota is an award-winning, first-generation Nepali- American filmmaker who loves applying her global-grown work ethic to the world of film and media. She thrives in working with underrepresented communities alongside women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community while seeking to promote themes of passion, social impact, and integrity in all of her work. She is a Producer, Director, Actor, and Philanthropist.

Organizations she is affiliated with:

Banskota Productions- Founder + CEO South Asian House, LLC- Co-Founder + Co-Producer Women in Film and Television, Austin-Board Member Nepal America Film Society- Co-Founder Nepal America International Film Festival- Co-Founder
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Mina Nam and Michael Nguyen in Where the Stars Are
    Where the Stars Are
    • Producer
      Bill Duke, Jean Charles, Corey Pratt, Ryon Thomas, Tony Williams, Valoneecia Tolbert, Gurie Sheffield, and Mallian Butler in Premonition (2023)
      Premonition
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2023
      I Did You A Favor (2024)
      I Did You A Favor
      Short
      • Producer
      • 2024
      Ben Affleck, Jeff Fahey, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Jackie Earle Haley, Ryan Ryusaki, Lawrence Varnado, Zane Holtz, JD Pardo, Jordan Hunter Jones, Nikki Dixon, Kelly Frye, Bonnie Discepolo, Corina Calderon, Dayo Okeniyi, Sandy Avila, Hala Finley, Kelly Phelan, Caylee Cowan, and Ruben Javier Caballero in Hypnotic (2023)
      Hypnotic
      5.5
      • News Reporter(uncredited)
      • 2023

      Credits

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      Producer

      • The Tiger Widows
        • producer
        • Completed
        • 2026
      • Why Am I Still Single?
        • executive producer
        • Pre-production
        • Short
      • Where the Stars Are
        • producer
        • Completed
      • The Shadow.
        • producer
        • executive producer
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Doll House
        • producer
        • Pre-production
      • Dad's Final Wish
        • producer
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Cowboys and Indians
        • producer
        • Pre-production
      • A World Beneath
        • executive producer
        • Completed
        • TV Series
      • A Proper Wife for Sam
        • producer
        • Pre-production
      • Cowboys and Hindus (2026)
        Cowboys and Hindus
        Short
        • producer
        • 2026
      • Craig Nigh and Sara Willars in Love, from Ellie (2025)
        Love, from Ellie
        Short
        • producer
        • 2025
      • Bruce Dern, Aditi Pyakurel, Hari Bansha Acharya, and Dayahang Rai in The World's Happiest Man (2025)
        The World's Happiest Man
        7.9
        • producer
        • 2025
      • I Did You A Favor (2024)
        I Did You A Favor
        Short
        • producer
        • 2024
      • Basil King - Proof of Concept (2023)
        Basil King - Proof of Concept
        Short
        • producer
        • 2023
      • Kristen Hosty, Calie Spencer, Lucia León, and Chayce Wellings in Hook Line Sinker (2023)
        Hook Line Sinker
        Short
        • associate producer
        • 2023
      • Bolayo
        Music Video
        • executive producer
        • 2022
      • Dubi Sake (2022)
        Dubi Sake
        Music Video
        • executive producer
        • 2022
      • Free of You (2022)
        Free of You
        Short
        • producer
        • 2022
      • Anna Carvalho and Kirtana Banskota in Patience (2021)
        Patience
        8.1
        Short
        • producer
        • 2021
      • Kirtana Banskota and Sauram Raj Tuladhar in Ghar Aau - Come Home (2021)
        Ghar Aau - Come Home
        Short
        • producer
        • 2021
      • For Love (2019)
        For Love
        Short
        • co-producer
        • 2019
      • Nepal Snehi Kaakha (2018)
        Nepal Snehi Kaakha
        Short
        • producer
        • 2018

      Director

      • Where the Stars Are
        • director
        • Completed
      • The Shadow.
        • directed by
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Doll House
        • directed by
        • Pre-production
      • Crossing the Rio Grande
        • Director
        • Pre-production
      • I Did You A Favor (2024)
        I Did You A Favor
        Short
        • directed by
        • 2024
      • Bill Duke, Jean Charles, Corey Pratt, Ryon Thomas, Tony Williams, Valoneecia Tolbert, Gurie Sheffield, and Mallian Butler in Premonition (2023)
        Premonition
        6.5
        • co-director
        • 2023
      • Kirtana Banskota and Sauram Raj Tuladhar in Ghar Aau - Come Home (2021)
        Ghar Aau - Come Home
        Short
        • directed by
        • 2021
      • Nepal Snehi Kaakha (2018)
        Nepal Snehi Kaakha
        Short
        • directed by
        • 2018

      Actress

      • The Shadow.
        • Jenna
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Ben Affleck, Jeff Fahey, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Jackie Earle Haley, Ryan Ryusaki, Lawrence Varnado, Zane Holtz, JD Pardo, Jordan Hunter Jones, Nikki Dixon, Kelly Frye, Bonnie Discepolo, Corina Calderon, Dayo Okeniyi, Sandy Avila, Hala Finley, Kelly Phelan, Caylee Cowan, and Ruben Javier Caballero in Hypnotic (2023)
        Hypnotic
        5.5
        • News Reporter (uncredited)
        • 2023
      • Dubi Sake (2022)
        Dubi Sake
        Music Video
        • 2022
      • Free of You (2022)
        Free of You
        Short
        • Aaliyah
        • 2022
      • Anna Carvalho and Kirtana Banskota in Patience (2021)
        Patience
        8.1
        Short
        • Rita Bessemer
        • 2021
      • Pointing Home (2021)
        Pointing Home
        Short
        • Althea
        • 2021
      • There for Her (2019)
        There for Her
        Short
        • Mom
        • 2019
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Videos7

      Premonition - Official Trailer
      Demo Reel 1:41
      Premonition - Official Trailer
      Where the Stars Are- Official Trailer
      Demo Reel 2:12
      Where the Stars Are- Official Trailer
      Where the Stars Are- Official Trailer
      Demo Reel 2:12
      Where the Stars Are- Official Trailer
      I Did You A Favor- Trailer
      Demo Reel 0:45
      I Did You A Favor- Trailer
      Where The Stars Are- Teaser
      Demo Reel 0:44
      Where The Stars Are- Teaser
      Ghar Aau (Come Home) Teaser
      Demo Reel 0:43
      Ghar Aau (Come Home) Teaser
      A World Beneath- Teaser
      Demo Reel 0:36
      A World Beneath- Teaser

      Personal details

      • Official sites
        • Media highlights of various projects
        • Nepal America Film Society
      • Height
        • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
      • Other works
        • Women in Film and Television, Austin, TX, USA- Board Member
      • Publicity listings
        • 1 Pictorial

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      • Gender / Gender identity
        • Female
      • Race / Ethnicity
        • Asian

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        • KB
        • Kirtu

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