Tin Dirdamal
Workshop Facilitator
Kathmandu
Self-taught filmmaker and unorthodox editor known for being able to edit "impossible films." Born 165 kilometers south of the US-Mexico border with formal studies in engineering, he measures the success of his films by how much of himself he's able to abandon in the process. His most useful tools are doubt and contradiction. He uses mistakes as his driving force, the state of not knowing as his compass.
He directs, produces, acts, never writes a script, does camera and sound, composes music, edits, and designs the sound for his own films. At 22 he grabbed a camera for the first time and made his first accidental feature-length film that won the Audience Award at Sundance. His films have been shown and awarded at Venice Biennale, Sundance, Visions du Réel, IDFA, and others.
A mentor at heart, he seeks that which is authentic and raw. He has mentored at UnionDocs, DocuLab Guadalajara, DocLab Hanoi, and designed curriculum at the Rwandan School of Creative Arts and Music. He has given masterclasses at UCLA, Yale, and NYU.
He lives in places with the understanding he will soon abandon them. Currently in Nepal.