Filmmakers Daniel Driensky & Sarah Reyes

Artist Sean Starr at Pashupatinath Temple with Sadhus

Sherpa and Motorcycle Guide Vishu Sijali

Swayambhunath Stupa (also known as the Monkey Temple) in Kathmandu

Sean Starr with the Art is Love mural in Gulmi

Sean Starr with school kids in the mountains

SCREENINGS

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Hill Country Film Festival 5.31.24

Texas Theatre Dallas 1.17.24

Q&A with Sean Starr, Sarah Reyes and Daniel Driensky

Los Angeles Special Screening 12.10.23

Calvert, TX 10.7.23

More Screening Info

SHORTS

Sean Starr rides his motorcycle across a suspension bridge in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal.

Sean Starr interviewed on CBS affiliate KBTX in Bryan, Texas

Artist Sean Starr Gold Leafing a Buddha Statue

More Shorts

Listen to Q&A Interview following the Texas Theatre screening with Sarah Reyes, Daniel Driensky & Sean Starr

Scenes from the Calvert, Texas screening of Art is Love: Nepal on October 7, 2023

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Sean Starr

Nepal in 1894

Sean Starr

I came across these amazing print photos of Nepal taken in 1894 and ordered them from someone in Australia who had the originals. I was shocked at how many of these locations that we had been to look essentially the same today as they did in 1894, which is a testament to the timeless nature of such an ancient culture. I am placing photos and screenshots from Art Is Love: Nepal alongside the originals so you can see how similar things look nearly 130 years later.

Sean Starr

The 14th Generation Woodcarvers of Bhaktapur

Sean Starr

Elaborate wood carvings are synonymous with the Kathmandu Valley. Our guide Susan Manandhar took us through the narrow alleys of Bhaktapur to meet up with Krishna Maya, the matriarch of the Shilpakar family, who have been making traditional wood carvings for 14 generations.

Sean Starr

Nepal: Spirituality is Everywhere

Sean Starr

What surprised me most was how intertwined spirituality is in every aspect of living in Nepal. In the West, if people go to church at all, its typically a Sunday thing, maybe major holidays at best. In Nepal, you are immersed.

Sean Starr

Tent Camping in Nepal’s Himalayas

Sean Starr

I’ve done my share of wild camping, but sipping hot tea outside our tent in the foothills of the Annapurna range of the Himalayas is an experience I doubt I will ever beat.

Sean Starr

Hand Painted Signs in Kathmandu

Sean Starr

Having spent my working life in the trade of sign painting, there was a lot of anticipation and curiosity about what kinds of hand painted signs I might be able to discover in Nepal.

Sean Starr

Our Guide in Kathmandu: Susan Manandhar

Sean Starr

When we arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 2nd of 2020, we were met by our guide Susan Manandhar who ended up filling such an important role in our film exploration of traditional craftspeople still working in the Kathmandu Valley.

Sean Starr

Original Score by Blue Throat

Blue Throat is an ambient music project by Visual Artist Sean Starr.
The music for Art is Love: Nepal was written and performed by Blue Throat and is available on multiple streaming platforms like Spotify.

SCREENINGS

SHORTS

Original Score by Blue Throat

The Art is Love Project