A Family Wished Their Father Home. The Wrong Man Came Back. | Family Man

During a storm in a remote Nepalese village, a mysterious man finds refuge in the house of a family haunted by their father's disappearance years before. Strangely unwilling to leave, he slowly reawakens lost memories of the missing father. 🔔 Love indie films? SUBSCRIBE to Directors Notes for more trailblazing shorts:    / directorsnotes   🎥 Want to see your film here? Submit your work to Directors Notes: https://directorsnotes.com/submit/ Family Man by Kalani Gacon https://www.kalanigacon.com/ "Like many others, I grew up in a home without a father, and as a child used to imagine what would happen one day if our father magically came home. Could some greater power grant such a wish? What if the wishes of another family were mixed up with my own and the wrong man was sent back? Family Man explores this surreal and emotionally delicate place. After living in the Nepali village of Gorsyang in Nuwakot for nine years on and off, I have experienced firsthand how outward labour migration pulls families apart for the best part of their lives, many of whom never come back. I chose to set my film in a neighbouring village and in the local dialect of the Tamang language to pay homage to the stories of families whose fathers never returned home and the families who wished for an alternate reality, and capture this beautiful, endangered language on screen while it is still being spoken…" 🎙️ Dive deeper into the making of Family Man with our exclusive interview with writer/director Kalani Gacon https://directorsnotes.com/2026/07/01... 👉 Follow Us for More Short Film Greatness: Newsletter: https://directorsnotes.beehiiv.com/su... Instagram:   / directorsnotes   Podcast: https://pod.link/192507317 // Credits // A Media Port and Friendly Dog Films Production Written/directed/produced: Producer: Prawin Takki Karki Starring: Bijay Tamrakar Sangita Thapa:, Pasang Chheten Made in collaboration with - Location Nepal, Mahesh Paudel, Travellers Crew Films , Light and Film crew Nepal Supported by - Oscar College of Film Studies Associate producer - Gautam Dhimal , Rajan Puri, Baba Magar DOP - Chintan Rajbhandari Co-writer: Maya Khan Story consultant: Sarmila Ale Production designer: Abhishek Subes Art department assist: Resham Malla, Birendra Buddha Costume designer: Sujan Pariyar, , Suraksha Regmi Location sound:Sagar Aryal Production manager: Shyam Khadka, Ajay GC Production coordinator: Sammar Ranabhat 1st AD: Romash Shiwakoti 2nd AD: Chandani Shahi Editor - Andy Finn, Kalani Gacon Composer: Freya Berkhout Original song by: Shreeti Pradhan Arranged and produced by: Ganga Thapa at Sound designer: Amit Shrestha 1st AC: Ishwor Nagarkoti 2nd AC: Axhish Shrestha Gaffer: Lal Singh Thokar (Ronaldo) Grip: Sanu Magar, Badri Made in collaboration with Gatlang village, Rasuwa district, Nepal ABOUT DIRECTORS NOTES Since 2006 Directors Notes has curated the world's best independent films alongside exclusive daily deep dive interviews which provide behind the scenes insights into the inspirations and production stories of the most talented filmmakers on the planet. #Nepal #shortfilm #family #grief