A new film about Nepal, “Highway to Dhampus,” will be shown at a special benefit screening set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at the National Geographic Theater at the Hearst Castle Visitor’s center.
Tickets are available online at: www.eventbrite.com, search for Nepal Benefit Screening in the San Simeon area.
Writer and director, Utah native Rick McFarland, will be on hand for a Q&A after the showing. Shot almost entirely in Nepal, the film was to make its world debut in Nepal in June but the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit and wreaked havoc on the mountain nation, so it was canceled.
All proceeds will be donated to Mind the Gap Worldwide, a US-based non-profit organization that will use the proceeds for earthquake relief and aid to the people of Nepal.
See: www.mindthegapworldwide.com for more on the organization.
“Having spent months in Nepal,” McFarland said, “I saw Third World needs first hand and fell in love with the culture and the people. Since filming there, I have thought about Nepal every day, and, after the earthquake, I want to do anything I can to help.”
