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FOUNDATIONAL SHORT FILMS

“My early short films, Changing Shadow and Second Look, served as my film school - foundational projects that shaped my approach to character, restraint, and visual storytelling..” - Anil Thapa

CHANGING SHADOW

CHANGING SHADOW

CHANGING SHADOW


Genre: Drama · Romance · Spiritual Undertones
Role: Writer · Director · Producer


 Is a perfect marriage something we find — or something two imperfect people build by refusing to let go?


Financial strain, unspoken expectations, and the weight of past trauma slowly pull them apart. She carries scars she’s never fully healed from; he clings 


Genre: Drama · Romance · Spiritual Undertones
Role: Writer · Director · Producer


 Is a perfect marriage something we find — or something two imperfect people build by refusing to let go?


Financial strain, unspoken expectations, and the weight of past trauma slowly pull them apart. She carries scars she’s never fully healed from; he clings stubbornly to the only way of life he knows.
What begins as small misunderstandings grows into a quiet war of pride, fear, and love on the brink.

SECOND LOOK

CHANGING SHADOW

CHANGING SHADOW


 Genre: Kids · Drama · Slice of Life
Role: Writer · Director · Producer


Sometimes it’s not what we don’t know that misleads us - it’s what we’re sure we understand.


When a fourth-grader witnesses a troubling moment involving a classmate, he’s forced to make a choice that tests the edges of courage, empathy, and pride.
Does he step in to h


 Genre: Kids · Drama · Slice of Life
Role: Writer · Director · Producer


Sometimes it’s not what we don’t know that misleads us - it’s what we’re sure we understand.


When a fourth-grader witnesses a troubling moment involving a classmate, he’s forced to make a choice that tests the edges of courage, empathy, and pride.
Does he step in to help… or protect his own image?
In this tender coming-of-age short, a child learns that doing the right thing often begins with taking a second look - at others, and at himself.

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