Testimonials

Thank you for a wonderful experience in Nepal! We came into an unknown territory and you guided us with steady hands and relaxed manners to a safe shore. We wouldn’t have done it without you. As we say in Hebrew – TODA RABA!

“I first met Tsering in a Kathmandu hotel lobby the day before we were about to embark into one of the most remote places on Earth. His breadth of knowledge of every aspect of film-making was truly a gift as a camera operator on my film. As we flew, drove, boated, and trekked through Arunachal Pradesh up into the borderlands of Tibet, Tsering quickly became an indispensible member to our team. He not only operated a camera beautifully but he also translated Nepali, Hindi, and Tibetan for interviews, coordinated our work with porters and other locals, and added the greatest insight into the culture and landscape around us. And most importantly, he had a terrific sense of humor even when times were tough. At the end our trip Tsering was not just a co-worker, but a true friend.

Joshua L. Herrig is a director and producer working out of New York City. He’s worked in all aspects of film production in the city, from script reader to producer, on many independent and studio films. He is currently directing a documentary about a team’s search for paradise in one Tibet’s many Beyul’s, or hidden lands. His next documentary is a biography of a shaman in Brazil who has secretly led many western philosophers, artists, and businessmen on vision quests with the rainforest medicine ayahuasca.

I have had the pleasure of working with Tsering Ritar of Mila Productions on several occasions on complicated location shoots in Nepal. Tsering brought great coordinating, language and interpersonal skills and a deep knowledge of the country to our projects. As a Director of Photography, I appreciated his knowledge of the filmmaking process and his ability to anticipate what our needs would be. He also has a very good eye for shots. I recommend him in the highest possible terms to anybody working in or out of Nepal.

Mila Productions was crucial to my project 100 Views Kathmandu, an educational program filmed in Kathmandu in 2008 in conjunction with the Mitrataa Foundation there. As a writer/producer, keen to make a half hour documentary of the Nepali experience working with Nepali teachers, the work of Tsering Rhitar Sherpa as director film maker was recommended to me. Not only was his work of a high standard but Tsering and his team were a pleasure to work with in sometimes demanding circumstances over the five day shoot in schools and on many other locations. The time and care taken with the editing process resulted in a work of high quality, already successfully launched at the Randwick Ritz Theater, Sydney and is currently showing on several community channels around Australia.

As director of Hathorn Enterprises Pty Ltd, I would highly recommend the work of Mila Productions and Tsering Rhitar Sherpa; and as a writer/producer I would very much like to work with him again.

Their coordination and logistical organization of locations, well established network of excellent contacts – from drivers to cameramen, production assistants to village shamans, was incredible. It’s what enabled us to get the very best out of our shoot in Nepal. Tsering and Mila Productions made an invaluable contribution to our program and to the overall production value of our series, we couldn’t have done it without them.

Mila Productions greatly exceeded my expectations in Nepal. We had a very ambitious shooting schedule and they were able to adapt with us every step of the way. They made our job easier by having all the angles covered. They were very professional, knowledgeable, courteous and thorough. I would recommend them for anyone planning a production in Nepal. They know what they are doing!