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Kalani Gacon

Kalani Gacon is an award-winning filmmaker from Katoomba, Australia. Having lived in Nepal since his teenage years, he has developed a unique cross-cultural voice, telling stories about the intersection of East and West. Kalani has made films across four continents, and his recent film "The Sound of Dreaming" (2022) has screened at over 30 international film festivals including the Oscar-qualify…

Known For

Family Man

Family Man · 2025

During a storm in a remote Nepalese village, a mysterious man finds refuge in the house of a family haunted by their father's disappearance years before. Strangely unwilling to leave, he slowly reawakens lost memories of the missing father.

Dreamlink

Dreamlink · 2026

Jesse, a troubled teenager seeks solace in DreamLink, a revolutionary app merging dreams and reality that promises to connect them with the person they need the most.

Soles

In Katoomba there is a myth that if you throw your shoes over the powerlines at the exact moment the train passes, a wish is granted that can bend time and space. In a desperate attempt to save their friendship, Jude And Ez call upon the power of the myth and set out to find the shoes with the most memories so they can change their fate.

Head Over Wheels

Head Over Wheels · 2023

Head Over Wheels

MovieRomanceComedy

Elle and Luke meet each other on the way to their respective blind dates—their chance encounter unexpectedly turns their evening upside down.

Winner Winner

Against the laws of reality, a man is determined to bring a chicken carcass back to life.

Basenji

Basenji · 2023

MovieDramaHorror

After his father is fired for writing a report on Nepal's agricultural industry, a young man has his life spiral into a nightmare as a series of mysterious and disturbing events plunges him deep into the horrifying secrets of his past.

Estai Raicha

Estai Raicha · 2025

A man refuses to give up on a love that the universe keeps trying to erase.

The Sound of Dreaming

The Sound of Dreaming · 2022

The Sound of Dreaming

A ride-sharing motorcycle rider picks up a young woman who has been having the same recurring dream as him. Later, they try to find each other again, using lucid dreams as wayfinding tools, but the universe has other plans.

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Family Man

Family Man · 2025

During a storm in a remote Nepalese village, a mysterious man finds refuge in the house of a family haunted by their father's disappearance years before. Strangely unwilling to leave, he slowly reawakens lost memories of the missing father.

Writer

Dreamlink

Dreamlink · 2026

Jesse, a troubled teenager seeks solace in DreamLink, a revolutionary app merging dreams and reality that promises to connect them with the person they need the most.

Director

Soles

In Katoomba there is a myth that if you throw your shoes over the powerlines at the exact moment the train passes, a wish is granted that can bend time and space. In a desperate attempt to save their friendship, Jude And Ez call upon the power of the myth and set out to find the shoes with the most memories so they can change their fate.

Director

Head Over Wheels

Head Over Wheels · 2023

Head Over Wheels

MovieRomanceComedy

Elle and Luke meet each other on the way to their respective blind dates—their chance encounter unexpectedly turns their evening upside down.

Second Assistant Director

Winner Winner

Against the laws of reality, a man is determined to bring a chicken carcass back to life.

Producer

Basenji

Basenji · 2023

MovieDramaHorror

After his father is fired for writing a report on Nepal's agricultural industry, a young man has his life spiral into a nightmare as a series of mysterious and disturbing events plunges him deep into the horrifying secrets of his past.

Second Assistant Director

Estai Raicha

Estai Raicha · 2025

A man refuses to give up on a love that the universe keeps trying to erase.

Writer

The Sound of Dreaming

The Sound of Dreaming · 2022

The Sound of Dreaming

A ride-sharing motorcycle rider picks up a young woman who has been having the same recurring dream as him. Later, they try to find each other again, using lucid dreams as wayfinding tools, but the universe has other plans.

Producer

B-Side

Seventeen year old Mal, who has recently lost her father, is challenged to face her longtime fear of getting back onto her skateboard when she’s invited into a group of other young women skateboarders.

Production Assistant