July 2, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Nilu Doma Sherpa, a 32-year-old Nepali film director, who recently directed the film \u2018How Funny\u2019, passed away on July 1, 2017 in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n Nilu was found unconscious in her home in Baluwatar. She was taken to TU Teaching Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The cause of her death was a stroke, according to the sources. A day before her death, Nilu was announced as the United States State Department\u2019s June Alumna of the Month. \u201cDeeply saddened by the sudden demise of a talented filmmaker Nilu Doma Sherpa,\u201d wrote a Twitter user @heart_lives. \u201cVery sad to share one of our very talented director Nilu Doma Sherpa is no more with us. Rip,\u201d wrote another user @hrknpl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" July 2, 2017 Nilu Doma Sherpa, a 32-year-old Nepali film director, who recently directed the film…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nBesides a director, Nilu was also a leading advocate for the LGBTIQ community and one of the first openly third-gender persons to make a feature film in Nepal.<\/p>\n
\nNilu\u2019s friends and fans took to Twitter to express the loss.<\/p>\n