Premonition

Directed By Kirtana Banskota and Kirtana Banskota + Mahalia Jackson Butler

Camilla Hardin lives a sheltered life. However, her predictable life takes a turn for the worst when she envisions being abducted and murdered. The question is, who will believe her premonition?

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Camilla Hardin lives a sheltered, perfect existence until her abduction and PREMONITION intersect. She's always been a precautious teen who plays it safe due to a potentially life-threatening ailment. Now, the predictable life she's known is about to take a sharp turn for the worst when she is suddenly faced with her worst nightmare. By some unexplained aversion of the natural order, she suddenly begins experiencing premonitions with one of them revealing the chain of events that could lead to her murder. She races the clock to determine if she should divulge her vision to anyone who will listen. The question is who will believe her PREMONITION

Kirtana Banskota is an award-winning Nepali-American Producer, Director, and Actor whose Production Company, Banskota Productions, has offices in Austin, TX and Kathmandu, Nepal. She Chairs the Board of Women in Film and Television and is the co-founder of Nepal America Film Society and the Nepal America International Film Festival. She is the Founder and CEO of Banskota Productions which produces narratives and documentaries of unheard stories from across the globe. Kirtana is also the co-founder of the South Asian House which has partnered with festivals like SXSW, Tribeca and Art Basel. Her first SAG film she co-directed, Premonition, released in October 2023, while Where the Stars Are, a feature length Asian musical, she co-directed and produced is set to premiere December 2023. Banskota also has several shorts set to compete in the film festival circuit in 2023. Her recent climb to Everest Base Camp reignited her childhood passion for the region and brought awareness to the social impact of climate change, leading to her new animation that won the International Development Award at the WIFTI script pitch challenge- Maya from the Himalaya and her docuseries, Planet Possible. She is also working on a feature documentary focusing on the issues of the Texas/Mexico Border called Crossing the Rio Grande.