Namaste Saipu (Hello, Goodbye Saipu)
A film by Aline d’Auria

“Namaste Saipu” follows Swiss Italian primary school teacher, Laura Poretti, during her last few days in Saipu, a small village south east of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.
After five months of working as an advisor in a Nepalese school, Laura has to say good-bye, not only to the country, but to her host Aama, with whom she has formed a special bond.
The final moments approach, and the two women know that nothing will ever be the same again.

Festivals: Orobie International Film Festival, Concorso Terre del Mondo, Bergamo, Italy, 2nd edition Sestriere Film Festival, Italy, 13th edition Trani Film Festival, Trani, Italy, 8th meeting with Mountain Film Festival in Tatra Mountains, Zakopane, Poland, Milano Mountain Film Festival, Italy, 19th International Festival of Mountain Films Poprad, Slovakia, International Bansko Mountain Film Festival, Bulgary

Prizes: Winner Best Documentary Orobie Film Festival,
Winner Special Jury Prize Sestriere Film Festival

With: Laura Poretti and Chandra Kumari Paudel
Direction, Cinematography, Editing: Aline d’Auria
Sound: Camilla Contarini
Music: Francesco Giudici
Sound Mastering: Riccardo Studer
Production: Aline d’Auria