Mingmar lives with his wife and three children in a remote village of Nepal near the Tibetan border. His primary income comes from gathering and selling yartsa gunbu, a fungus that grows on caterpillars and is believed to have aphrodisiac properties, between late March and May.

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About the Crew

Crew Members

• Rinzin Lama, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Translator
• Andrew Mahlstedt, Still Photographer
• Dawa Yakpa, Camera Operator, Data Manager
• Yog Shakya, Primary Camera Operator
• Tenzin Norbu, Production Assistant
• Ravi Shrestha, Sound Editor
• Karma Ghale, Translation Coordinator
• Santa Bahadur Tamang, Camping Cook
• Arjun Magar, Assistant Cook
• Tenzin Norbu, Production Assistant
• AThepe Tamang, Production Assistant
• Maila Tamang, Camping Porter
• Santosh, Camping Porter
• Jit Bahadur Gurung, Camping Porter
• Kancha Tamang, Camping Porter
• Dipika Gurung, Translation Coordinator
• Dr Tsewang Gyurmey Gurung, Translator
• Manish Nakarm Nakarmi, Translator
• Pema Nurbu Nurbu, Translator
• Karma Ghale, Translator
• Rinzin Lama, Translator
• Namgyal Ngodup, Translator
• Gelek Gyatso, Translator
• Claire-Marie Dubois, Translator