Kathmandu, Apr. 27: A Nepali feature film Mukundo will be screened thrice at the San Francisco international Film Festival.

The festival began on April 21 and will come to close on May 4, said the press release of Mila Production Pvt. Ltd.

The film is the feature directorial debut of Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, whose documentary, “The Spirit doesn’t Come Anymore,” won the top prize at the South Asia documentary Film Festival, organized by Himal Magazine in 1997.

The San Francisco International film Festival has selected Mukundo as an entry in its competitive award category. the festival has therefore especially invited the director, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, to present the film. The festival, rated among the top three in the US, is credited with introducing the works of great filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa, Andrezej Wajda, Satyajit Ray, Michelangelo Antonioni and Luchino Visconti, it states.