Award-Winning Nepali Drama Shakti Now Streaming Free Worldwide Following Festival Success
Kathmandu – Following an acclaimed international festival run, the award-winning Nepal-set drama Shakti is now streaming free worldwide on Plex and Fawesome, with availability on Tubi in the United States and Canada.
Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Nani Sahra Walker, Shakti follows a single mother searching for answers, leading her on a journey through Nepal’s justice system.
Since premiering on the international festival circuit, Shakti has earned multiple honors, including the Best Narrative Premiere Award and Richard D. Propes Narrative Social Impact Award at the Heartland International Film Festival, and most recently the Best Nepali Panorama Award at the Nepal America International Film Festival. Walker was also named Best New Filmmaker at the 2026 Best of NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Awards. The film has screened at leading festivals including the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, CAAMFest, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa.
Last month, Variety announced the film’s digital debut on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and United Kingdom. Its free streaming release marks the widest global release of the film to date, making it accessible to audiences around the world.
“One of the most rewarding parts of this journey has been seeing how audiences connect with the film,” Walker said. “While Shakti is deeply rooted in Nepal, the conversations it sparks about family, power, healing, and justice have resonated across cultures. Making the film available to watch for free around the world allows those conversations to reach even more people.”
Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Nepal, Shakti explores themes of caste discrimination, gender violence, corruption, and resilience. Inspired in part by Nepal’s former 35-day statute of limitations for sexual violence, the film seeks to spark dialogue around systems of inequality while centering the resilience of those who confront them.
Distributed by Buffalo 8, Shakti is now streaming free on Plex and Fawesome worldwide and on Tubi in the United States and Canada. The film is also available to rent or purchase on Prime Video.
