Gabrielė Urbonaitė | United States | 14 mins | 2021

LANGUAGE: Nepali, Sherpa, English

Solastalgia—a form of existential distress caused by environmental change—is at the heart of this short documentary that reflects upon the climate crisis, nostalgia, and loss through the eyes of Serap, a Sherpa living in New York City, far away from his hometown in the Khumbu region of the Himalayas. While driving an Uber in Queens, he gets lost in his memories of the mountains.

This film was an official selection for ALT EFF 2021.